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  I have a lot of experience of end users and they are 
  forever telling me that they get so many different "Update 
  this", "Update that" windows that they can no longer 
  distinguish real from fake. Some of them have been tricked 
  by fake web site pop-ups as a result, others ignore 
  legitimate update messages. I do not blame them.

One solution to this is to use AdBlock Plus. When a site permits adverts that threaten a computer's security, it is time to add it to the blocklist.

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Not ABP, ublock origin. Faster and not-for-profit: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#performance

Ah, and apparently (one other commenter mentioned it) ABP did a deal with advertisers.

Ugh (damn capitalism!), I think I shall move to ublock origin today then.

Thank you for letting me know about it :)

This is not a feasible solution for the average end user.

It seems to work ok if you install it for them - I now tend to do that for non tech users who I help out. Though usually uBlock rather than AdBlock Plus. It's scary if you go to a download site these days how many fake download buttons there are near the real one if you don't do something like that.

i also use ublock (but ublock origin) because of that whitelist deal that adblock did with er people what make ads.

One notable exception is Major Geeks. However, it's important to donate them a few bucks for staff and bandwidth because they are giving up a ton of money by not bundling crapware and confusing people. http://www.majorgeeks.com/mg/topdownloads/index.html

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