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Offline Clive

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Spotify ads hit by malware attack
« on: March 29, 2011, 15:43 »
Spotify has apologised to users after an advertisement containing a virus was displayed to some users of the music-streaming service.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12891182
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Re: Spotify ads hit by malware attack
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2011, 16:49 »
I always thought that Spotify was an acne treatment. :o:
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Re: Spotify ads hit by malware attack
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2011, 18:31 »
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Re: Spotify ads hit by malware attack
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2011, 18:46 »
Does anybody use it?  I did in the early days but it gave me and thousands of other users quite a nasty virus which AVG took ages to get rid of.  I erased the software from my computer and haven't used it since.
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Re: Spotify ads hit by malware attack
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2011, 00:38 »
And Spotify, hopefully. 
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« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2011, 02:17 »
Lots and I mean lots of my friends in the UK use it - it really hit on with the uni students, like facebook it'll take over.
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Re: Spotify ads hit by malware attack
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2011, 14:03 »
I use Spotify - the free version, and I'm quite happy for it to serve as many virus infected ads as it wants as long as it doesn't interrupt my music.

Debian and wine are a wonderful combination :)

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Re: Spotify ads hit by malware attack
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2011, 15:05 »
So is steak and wine.  :)
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Re: Spotify ads hit by malware attack
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2011, 15:26 »
I prefer steak & chips. ;D
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Re: Spotify ads hit by malware attack
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2011, 19:05 »
Quote from: D-Dan on March 30, 2011, 14:03
I use Spotify - the free version, and I'm quite happy for it to serve as many virus infected ads as it wants as long as it doesn't interrupt my music.

Debian and wine are a wonderful combination :)

Steve

Thanks Steve.  I really enjoyed using it when it first came out, listening to 60's music I hadn't heard...well, since the 60's.   ;D
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