Andrew, as mentioned before, hosting and bandwidth is not free, and donations are optional, so adverts are a necessary evil.
Also, there very much a label "Advertisements" right above the ad.
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 3:42 PM, Andrew ziltro@ziltro.com wrote:
I had a look on a Windows PC earlier today and saw different green "download" button-pictures. They didn't say what they were for, so you would assume it was for Chirp.
The site really shouldn't have adverts in the first place, but
they should at least be surrounded by a large border and the word
"Advertisements" made larger so that it is more obvious what to
ignore.
I've made a screen-shot of what I see here, which is different
again:
http://image.bayimg.com/3a8b49c77301614b0fd2fbe706251df281fd4839.jpg
This doesn't even look like an advert. It is certainly not
advertising anything, only trying to scam people into clicking on
it thinking it is something it isn't.
--
Andrew.
On 19/11/13 19:55, Aubrey Turner wrote:
After reloading the download page a few times, I got the 'green download button' that someone reported earlier to appear. It is indeed an ad, served by Google, and it points you to a download page for what is ostensibly 7Zip (
http://www.download-21.com/7zip-20627cre/).%C2%A0 This download is most definitely not CHIRP and is not part of the Chirp download page.
Of interest, the download, which technically includes 7Zip, also
includes a bevy of other software, including a variety of
toolbars.
Here's what it has to say on that site:
"
Clicking this Download button starts DomaIQ™, it manages your 7Zip installation. Additional software may be offered to you via opt-in ads during the installation process."
So it's kind of unscrupulous on the part of "Zip App" (the sponsor
of the ad, according to the bottom of the banner), and it could
trick someone into downloading the "7Zip" utility instead of
Chirp.
I don't know how whether an attachment will make it to the list,
but I've attached a screen shot of the ad, for any who may be
interested in what it looks like.
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