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Just a public announcement, the title says it all. Currently, there is an increase in the number of malicious banner ads that open fraudulent web pages in the standard browser when starting or using apps on Windows 10. We already has posts in German and English MS Answers forums.
Details at Microsoft Windows 10 apps opens banner ads with fraudulent web pages
Ex Microsoft Windows (Insider) MVP, Microsoft Answers Community Moderator, Blogger, Book author
https://www.borncity.com/win/
Same from Bleeping:
Looks like this one blows past the ad blockers.
Win7 Pro SP1 64-bit, Dell Latitude E6330, Intel CORE i5 "Ivy Bridge", 12GB RAM, Group "0Patch", Multiple Air-Gapped backup drives in different locations. Linux Mint Greenhorn
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