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What are those fake uBlocks up to? Malware? Fake ad traffic? Does anyone know?



Probably replace some ads with theirs


"Adblock Hyper" probably just sold browsing data. It's since been taken down.

https://twitter.com/gorhill/status/898574880773484545

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHhf9axXgAAAA-M.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOT_Services




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