Millennial here. The true answer is None Of The Above. The actual download button is just a blue link somewhere on the page, probably among all of the torrent info.
This is the correct answer. It might also be the filename shown. If you can put your cursor over that it might become underlined. All big Download buttons are not to be trusted.
It always irked me back in the day when cnet was still a useful source because they modeled their buttons that way. Then they eventually became the garbage the site appeared to be at first glance.
Came here to say this. Closest onscreen would probably be the grey "Download or Watch" button not trying to get your attention in any way.
"or watch" is a red flag.
The file name looks like a link, it’s at least a slightly different color than the other text.
You drag the button. If it takes with it more than just a button, it is an ad.
I just hover over and read URLs if I'm not sure.
This is the real answer
I actually didn't know that. I would mouse over and look at the url.
Stop. Install your favorite ad blocker, like ublock origin. Refresh.
Work smarter not harder
Back in my day, we didn't have no fancy ublock origin
YEA! We just kept closing popups till we got the right one!!!!
And then your friend sends you a link to the "You Are An Idiot" gag site so you just have to reboot.
Forgot to turn the volume down, instant regret as the speakers on the family computer scream ”HI EVERYBODY I’M LOOKING AT GAY PORNO”
Some people posted those weird links where its a jumpscare
No lie, this is how I learnt keyboard hotkeys as a kid. I'd click middle mouse to open a link on the site in a new tab, with my hand ready to go on Ctrl + W. The nanosecond I detected a fake site, I'd closer that sucker and move onto the next link.
Oh boy did I bring a lot of viruses on my computer in the process in the name of efficiency & greed (& hefty amount of stupidity).
About 2 years ago I spent most of a Christmas sorting out my MIL's new laptop, uninstalling junk and whatnot, and I tossed ublock origin on there. A few days ago I came back to sort out the Realtek audio drivers which uninstalled themselves via Windows Update. I find she has an entirely different laptop now, branded as"Acemagic" but through the magic of forced Microsoft Sign-in ublock origin synced to Edge on this new laptop, and there was no crapware installed despite the laptop clearly being in use for about 6 months already!
TL;DR install ublock origin on your parents computers to save yourself some trouble down the line
Install Radarr and avoid torrent websites completely.
No matter where you click, it'll open some pop-unders for the first few clicks.
It's a trick question. This window is a pop-up
But only the first click
I honestly don't see one that looks right.
You click on the file name
Trick question, the link is a plain blue hyoerlink near the bottom of the page you haven't scrolled to yet
Or the download is already under way, and started once you arrived at the page
Starts after a 25 second delay
Not if you're a premium user!
In the very top right of the browser window, there should be a little 'X' button. That's the one you wanna click.
The button of a carpenter.
The real answer is a question - Is the timer still running ?
The vanilla HTML button on the bottom
"Download or watch" implies that is a link to a streaming service.
Editing the URL so it directs to the file
non, you wait for the donwload to start automatically, if not, update all your adblocks and try the button with no url when you hover over it
Curious. The only winning move is not to play.
bottom most
100%
I'll go with the small red download button in the middle.
It could be the very bottom one, but it probably says advertisement under that and it's just been cropped out.
But even the correct button is likely to launch you into a popup to try and get you to download a "downloader" of some description, as if that's not literally the sole function of a fucking web browser, and then suddenly you've been taken to livejasmin.com or a sketchy gambling site targetted at Asians.
My grandma told me to click them all until one works.
Adblock, also if you're not sure you can inspect element
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