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Yes because there aren’t users that are downloading web extensions that are malware, getting infected with ransomware, and programs that secretly mine crypto currency.

My mom was just looking for a printer driver (why are printer drivers even a thing on Windows in 2018?) and ended up with all kind of crap on her computer after going to the first site she saw on Google.

A friends mother told me that when she is on her computer she can see someone else controlling it remotely.



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