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Re:If you're seeing ads on Wikipedia, your computer probably... by nutmeg on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @04:21PM (#3978580)
I noticed this same thing when viewing YouTube on my daughter's laptop. Oddly spammy ads where there normally were no ads.

I guess the new model for adware/malware is to try to integrate so seamlessly that a normal person doesn't even realize they are seeing someone else's ads.

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Re:If you're seeing ads on Wikipedia, your computer probably... by pavel_lishin on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @04:28PM (#3978625)
Doesn't this sort of parallel real-world infections? Something too obviously virulent in real life will kill the host before it gets to reproduce; so it makes sense to be as innocuous as possible while still reproducing/bringing profit.
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