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Turborama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-11 09:36 PM
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I just clicked on an ad to try and help DU's revenues and got a malware warning from AVG
Edited on Sun Aug-21-11 10:15 PM by Turborama
This is the link the ad took me to: http://disdus.com/index.php

And then I got this pop up which AVG blocked (posting as a dead link because it carries malware): http : // myonlinearcade . com/survey/c/bd/ index . php

Is there any kind of filter used by DU to make sure the ad links don't have malware attached, or is it simply a matter of taking your chances and hoping your antivirus protects you when clicking on them?
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Skinner ADMIN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-11 11:18 AM
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1. My understanding is that disdus.com is a legit site.
It says they are affiliated with Groupon. :shrug:

We do not filter our ads. I think that Google AdSense does not permit malware sites to advertise, and they handle the vast majority of our ads. But I'm not sure about the other ad networks we use.
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