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/). 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.

On 11/19/2013 01:44 PM, Jens J. wrote:

The ads on the right of the chirp.danplanet.com site appear to be google syndicated ads.

Either there was a bad (misleading) ad (totally possible) which you would need to report to google, or you are locally compromised (dns hijack, malware, etc).

I still don't think it has anything to do w/ chirp website.

On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 10:43 AM, Eben Haber <eben@habers.us> wrote:

I realized the cause of the problem that was reported to me. When I go to the chirp site in a browser with no ad-blocker, there is an ad on the right in the form of a green button saying "start download" which installs malware on Windows machines.

Is there any way for the Chirp site owner to control what ads are shown? Or does the site just get ads from some ad server? I wouldn't be surprised if others are being misdirected by this ad, causing them to go away thinking that Chirp is just a malware site.

73,

-Eben / K6EBN
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