Right Max. It did not come from openoffice or sourceforge. It was from another site. The download was called "Install Converter." A name that sound like it was ment to fool someone into thinking it was related to the download. I didnt think to save the url or screen shot of it. I just went back to the site again. The ad was actually on sourceforge and not your site. When you select the download link it sends you to sourceforge on a downloading page that says "your download will start shortly" and includes a large space for an ad. Perhaps I should have sent the email to sourceforge.
On 01/20/2014 03:59 PM, Max Merbald wrote: > > Am 20.01.2014 20:27, schrieb Rob Weir: >> On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Matt <mrsyt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I was alarmed last week to find on your download page, a rather large >>> advertisement consisting of a big green button labeled "download now" >>> which led you too the installer of some malware from another site. I >>> came across this after my wife asked for help saying she installed >>> openoffice from your site but it wasn't to be found on her computer. >>> She had already fallen for the bait. I almost did too as it was very >>> hard to distinguish from actual site content the way it was displayed >>> with out close examination. >>> >>> It amazed me that an organizations like yours would allow such >>> unscrupulous advertisers to misuse your name like that. Your own site >>> warns of scams by repackagers and unaffiliated download sites but your >>> dealings with shady advertising networks on your own site puts the >>> users >>> of open office in just as much danger. >>> >> Hi Matt, >> >> I'm sorry your wife ran into problems when trying to download >> OpenOffice. >> >> The "shady advertising network" you ran into was Google's, and the >> website was SourceForge's. Both are reputable companies, I can assure >> you. But occasionally bad ads do make it in. We have a way to >> request their removal on a case-by-case basis. >> >> You can read more here: >> https://sourceforge.net/blog/sourceforge-blockthis-initiative-update/ >> >> If you have a screenshot and a URL I'd be happy to send that in for >> you. But I tried right now on the website and I'm not seeing any ads >> which match your description. Is it possible that your wife >> downloaded from a different website? We've seen cases where 3rd >> parties have paid for advertisements in search results, and their ads >> appear before our website does. >> >> Regards, >> >> -Rob >> >>> -Matt S >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> >> > > Rob, > > it doesn't sound like he got it from sourceforge via Google. He > wouldn't have got a virus if it had gone that way. You couldn't know > the actual source because Matt didn't name it. > > Actually, these problems about shady sources for OpenOffice combined > with malware are brought forward to the list every day and I think we > shouldn't take it too easy. I believe it would be necessary to do some > research about those distributors so that they could be stopped > exploiting users who just want to use OpenOffice. After all, those > malware things could make a bad impression on prospective user who, in > the end, decide not to use OpenOffice because they believe it > generally comes with malware or adware. > > Don't you agree? > > Max --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
