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extarbags
11-25-2009, 07:06 AM
http://home.netcarrier.com/~geoff/deusex.gif

It links to a site that promises exciting pirated games that Tom hates, but delivers only foul spyware. Reported.

RyanMichael
11-25-2009, 07:08 AM
Awesome. They could not have picked a more perfect game to feature in the ad, either. I wonder if that was intentional or purely an awesome coincidence?

red guy
11-25-2009, 08:02 AM
I clicked on that banner once, then googled the address I landed at. I've forgotten its name.

They seem to actually offer real free & legal downloads of game demos.

Their download client is spyware/trojan-laden, but, again according to google, they may have dropped that download client, leaving a business model where they get ad revenue for allowing unsuspecting people to download totally free, legal game demos. Or maybe they are data mining by asking users to fill out a form before granting access to those Free, Legal game demos.

Anyway, it's free, legal and a bit of a scam.

stusser
11-25-2009, 09:47 AM
Evil aside, an innovative business model.