On Sunday, August 18, 2019 01:16:59 PM nektarios wrote: > On Sun, 18 Aug 2019 18:29:49 +0200 > > steef <debian.li...@home.nl> wrote: > > hi folks, > > > > last days I get some slightly disturbing info about the browser_ad > > DuckDuckgo. some say it's malicious 'malware', others seem to be > > happy with the popup of unwanted ads which cannot be blocked > > permanently: and the last thing makes me suspicious. please, if it is > > possible, an expert opinion on this ad. i am using buster and > > seamonkey as a browser . > > > > thank you in advance, > > > > steef van duin > > groningen > > holland > > I have a similar setup as yours but am getting no popups from my browser > (firefox) and no ad blocker at all as I m using legit sites that have > income from ads. Why do you think the popups originate from duckduckgo?
@steef, Are you actually getting pop-up ads, or are you just seeing search results that might be considered advertisements as they focus on a particular company / product? I don't get pop-ups, but some of the search results might be considered ads, and, if so, I don't know what can be done about that.
