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Question

virus' on Download.com

Nov 27, 2013 3:09PM PST

Warning: Adveritsment adwcleaner.fileparade.com downloads a virus

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Answer
Looks to be true. Try it from Bleeping or it's author's site
Nov 27, 2013 3:21PM PST
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Virus on Download.com advertisers
Nov 27, 2013 11:58PM PST

File parade appeared to be an alternative download site, and I got suckered. What a shame, Download.com used to be a safe place.

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Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Dec 3, 2013 5:59AM PST

We take issues of this nature very seriously. All products on Download.com are downloaded, installed, and scanned for adware, spyware, and viruses before being published in our library.

Although we do not screen advertiser software in the same way that we screen the general software listed in our catalog, our advertising guidelines do clearly lay out what types of things we allow and prohibit:

http://www.cbsinteractive.com/advertise/advertiser-acceptance-policy/

The following page is a good resource for information about advertising on our sites, and includes guidelines for reporting any questionable ads you may come across:

http://t.cnet.com/SB2YoT

Can you please send us the URL of the specific CNET or Download.com page where this fileparade.com ad was found?

Regards,
Jen
Download.com Support

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Thank you!
Dec 4, 2013 1:57AM PST

We have forwarded this information to our ad ops team for investigation, and they will remove the ad if it is found to be noncompliant (as well as block the advertiser site-wide).

Regards,
Jen
Download.com Support

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UPDATE
Dec 5, 2013 3:46AM PST

Fileparade has been blocked, but it might take a few hours for this to go into full effect. Please let us know if you continue to see this ad going forward from this afternoon.

Thanks again for letting us know about it!

Regards,
Jen
Download.com Support