And that is why I truly use ad-blocking, or script blocking add-ons or features.
I’m not innately against ads. I don’t mind tastefully integrated ads (other than in video… I pay subscriptions for a reason), I’m not against supporting the websites I visit (unless the ads are obnoxiously designed/obstructive of content). That said, ads are an untrusted source that website publishers cannot control bad actors from their ad-partners sneaking in.
So, unless browsers tabs are 100% safe sandbox protected, uBlock Origin + uMatrix for life (to each their own).
From the description it looks like it was malvertising, not an hacked website that distributed malware like that download manager
And that is why I truly use ad-blocking, or script blocking add-ons or features.
I’m not innately against ads. I don’t mind tastefully integrated ads (other than in video… I pay subscriptions for a reason), I’m not against supporting the websites I visit (unless the ads are obnoxiously designed/obstructive of content). That said, ads are an untrusted source that website publishers cannot control bad actors from their ad-partners sneaking in.
So, unless browsers tabs are 100% safe sandbox protected, uBlock Origin + uMatrix for life (to each their own).