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I'll go with the small red download button in the middle.
It could be the very bottom one, but it probably says advertisement under that and it's just been cropped out.
But even the correct button is likely to launch you into a popup to try and get you to download a "downloader" of some description, as if that's not literally the sole function of a fucking web browser, and then suddenly you've been taken to livejasmin.com or a sketchy gambling site targetted at Asians.
None of them.
Adblock, also if you're not sure you can inspect element
alt-f4
Or just close the tab.
I don't see the tiny blue link, so probably none.
None of them.
The bottom one downloads malware.
The rest of them are the malware itself if you dare to click.
As a millenial: i have no idea. I haven't seen ads on a download page in such a long time. Really takes me back...
It's still prevalent, even with uBlock, if you try to pirate from direct-download sites.
Kobiyashi Maru it
This is why they said "you wouldn't download a movie." Because it's a risky click.
Nah, movies are fine. Keep OS and VLC and pdf viewers updated, turn on "show extentions". For .mp4 .mkv .pdf .epub its almost impossible to become malware.
Executables, however... 👀
🧲 links ftw, simply ctrl-u ctrl-f magnet:
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
As an early Z - I certainly didn't expect so many people here to struggle with it so much.
They've lost their edge, softened by a sedentary drip feed of Netflix and ad blockers.
The most plain looking one, or the one left after AdBlock has hidden all the rest. Or depending on the site and how far into it you've clicked, potentially none of them because it'll start automatically after a few moments in some places.
None. All viruses
I'd say you'd have to click the file name to download the file.
The real download link is loading.