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Re: Emacs pretest 25.0.90


From: Clément Pit--Claudel
Subject: Re: Emacs pretest 25.0.90
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 11:02:49 -0500
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On 01/31/2016 01:47 PM, Drew Adams wrote:
>>>>> Is there a way to download it without accepting that
>>>>> "FREE UnzipApp™ Chrome New Tab"?  I don't see one.
>>>>
>>>> What exactly did you try?  Downloading stuff from sourceforge doesn't
>>>> require any acceptance of any add-ons.  I just tried and didn't get
>>>> anything like that.  It just asks where to put the file.
>>>
>>> I simply clicked that URL, then I clicked the large, green
>>> Download button.  (I didn't see any other download link or
>>> button.)
>>
>> You are the victim of a common scam. You go to a page for downloading
>> something and you expect to see a "Download" button. The scammer rents
>> and add on that page and the add consists on a prominent "Download"
>> image that is linked to the scammer's product (or malware).
> 
> Yes.

Google made a move today to fix this: 
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/google-now-blocking-websites-that-show-fake-download-buttons/

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