Comment on When Did VLC's Site Get Ads?

• Brewchin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  First indication of fake I’ve seen so far, based on OP’s detail-light post. I’d assumed the FOMO timer would eventually download the genuine binary.

  So, share with the class…

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  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    …The picture says 'Start Now. Download."

    I posted some similar ads above.

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    • Brewchin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Just realised that I automatically filter out obvious scams, as I genuinely didn’t register three contents of either of those spam boxes…

      That arrangement has existed for over 30 years, and it’s now an unconscious scan. 😒

      But I think the point remains in the middle of the page, that it will run through the standard bullshit FOMO timer, and then start downloading the expected binary.

      And it’s not VLC doing any advertising. They’re just choosing to use a shit download site to host the binary for that OS and download method

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