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submitted 1 year ago by isVeryLoud to c/[email protected]

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(the link is not paid for, nor does it go to, McAfee, it's malware)

Can't wait to fully migrate to Proton.

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[–] isVeryLoud 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I didn't at first, I went through the kebab menu to report it, and it tells me which domain it points to.

I did click it eventually out of curiosity because I'm on Firefox with an ad blocker and privacy tools.

The link within actually goes to McAfee, but I'm guessing it's some sort of smart switcher where it sometimes sends you to a fake checkout page?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Wouldn't it *leading to McAfee be scummy enough as is?

[–] isVeryLoud 2 points 1 year ago

Fr lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not McAfee, check the URL at the bottom.

[–] isVeryLoud 4 points 1 year ago

I'm aware, the "renew subscription" button goes to McAfee, this is a scam page

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I did click it eventually out of curiosity because I'm on Firefox with an ad blocker and privacy tools.

with javascripts being disabled, right? right?

[–] isVeryLoud 4 points 1 year ago

Yup, noscript 😋