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How do i stop this kind of pop up from ever appearing again? Win10 (feddit.uk)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Straight up the same playbook that other entities used in the past to get your grandma to install unwanted search bars in internet explorer. No wonder Windows Defender is so advanced, Microsoft has a lot of experience as the developer of the most popular malware in the world.