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Advice after potentially downloading something.
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Get ublock origin if you don’t have it
Good general advice, but how will that help in this case?
that was my thought. He downloaded the file. It was not some javascript malware or such.
The way they said they installed something which was different to the game files that were expected made it sound like they might’ve clicked on an ad that was a download button instead of the actual download on the site but I might be wrong because I’ve never been on steam unlocked. They also seem like they’re new to piracy and I would definitely recommend they have a good Adblock even before they visit even the trusted piracy sites.
I was using Opera with Adblock Plus, would that be enough or after the formar, would it be wise to use Chrome/Firefox instead?
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Adblock Plus is the one that will let ads through so long as they're paid to do so. Wouldn't touch Chrome since Google, as an ad business, has the motive to kill ad blockers and is already making steps toward doing so.
Would recommend Firefox with uBlock Origin installed. Adblock Plus allows ads through so long as they get paid, it shouldn't be used under any circumstances.
Opera is fine. However, AdBlock Plus is not. It has become infected with profit-driven decisions and now lets ads through that pay. Use uBlock Origin instead.
I'm a firefox guy but it's all preference. Definitely swap out adblock plus for ublock origin though.