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mikeymike
 Post subject: tomshardware serves malware ads
PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:52 pm 
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Well, at least their advertising companies do. I don't normally go to that site, but starting with wanting to update the CPU history chart that I have downloaded from their site, I started to browse :)

As I use NoScript with Firefox I don't normally see any dodgy ads, but when I wanted tomshardware's 'page picker' combo box at the bottom of an article (I was reading about the Phenom II), I first temp-enabled tomshardware.com, no difference, then I thought 'screw it', instead of enabling one site at a time, I enabled the lot. Then I was constantly badgered by WinAntiVirus2009-like "YOU ARE INFECTED" type stuff.

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 Post subject: Re: tomshardware serves malware ads
PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:05 am 
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That site sucks and they have for a long time.

The guy that started the site hasent even been involved with it in years.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:32 am 
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I used to like their reviews. I wont be going back there again.

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