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Yes I remember that too, worded with scummy, deceiving wording, like most other malware/spyware at the time.

Instead of “Virus detected! Click here for free scan” it was “Old browser detected. Click here to upgrade”.

It was literally 100% out of the malware deployment hand guide.



In this case Chrome was actually miles better and secure than those old browsers though. It wasn't deceiving, it was the truth.


Better than Chromium?


Did they show that message to Chromium users?




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