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Re: 'Download' ads on tortoise website

From: Aaron Shumaker <aaronlshumaker_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:40:08 -0400

Yes this is a terrible trend. These ad networks have a history of being
distribution points for malware and scareware using these misleading ads.

-Aaron (sent via phone)
On Mar 14, 2012 4:20 PM, "Jamie Pate" <jamie.pate_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Not sure if the tortoisesvn admins are aware, but some really annoying
> 'download' ads have been showing on the download and update pages for
> tortoise svn. Users going to updated have been (almost, I stopped them at
> the last second) tricked into installing some download manager unrelated to
> tortoise svn.. I've lodged complaints about the ads with google (adchoices)
> but I think you can get them blocked from appearing on your site, and I
> think you should.

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