I was notified there is a new version 2.61.1, so I downloaded it. When I went to install, my machine got hijacked by PC Store insisting that I create and account and supply credit card information. There are a couple issues here.
If the product is free, then why do I have to enter my credit card info.
Next, my machine was hijacked. There is no way to get out of creating the account. I cannot get at Task Manager to kill it because the entire screen is blocked by PC Store. The only way to avoid creating an account is to reboot the machine. This is unacceptable. I will not upgrade until this is changed.
Does anyone else have an issue with this?
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The fundamentally wrong thing is Google!
They only want the money, don't care about the users.
Unfortunately the only remedy is for users who see those ads to report them and hope Google do something - don't hold your breath waiting for something from Google.
cheers, Paul
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The other remedy is to block the offending advertisers. This would be a right thing to do, but it would cost you (fewer erroneous ad clicks → fewer ad clicks → lower ad revenue).
Google is no saint, but the choice "users vs money" is still very much yours. That's why I expected to see "we'll include that ad to our block list" instead of "you need to read carefully".
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When you see a malicious ad, it would be great if you'd report it to Google (via the small icon in the ad), such that Google can remove it.
In contrast to blocking specific URLs on the KeePass website only, reporting a malicious ad has the advantage that Google can remove it from the whole Internet. By my experience, this usually happens pretty fast, if the ad really is malicious. Google has a whole team for removing malicious ads and can react both more efficiently and more quickly than me alone.
Best regards,
Dominik
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I was notified there is a new version 2.61.1, so I downloaded it. When I went to install, my machine got hijacked by PC Store insisting that I create and account and supply credit card information. There are a couple issues here.
If the product is free, then why do I have to enter my credit card info.
Next, my machine was hijacked. There is no way to get out of creating the account. I cannot get at Task Manager to kill it because the entire screen is blocked by PC Store. The only way to avoid creating an account is to reboot the machine. This is unacceptable. I will not upgrade until this is changed.
Does anyone else have an issue with this?
Do you mean Microsoft Store ?
Don't get KeePass from anywhere but the official site - https://keepass.info/download.html
You probably clicked on one of those ads that have a really big download button.
You need to read carefully.
cheers, Paul
We will filter the ads better to protect our usersYou need to read carefully, it was just one of those misleading adsIs it me or there is something fundamentally wrong here?
The fundamentally wrong thing is Google!
They only want the money, don't care about the users.
Unfortunately the only remedy is for users who see those ads to report them and hope Google do something - don't hold your breath waiting for something from Google.
cheers, Paul
The other remedy is to block the offending advertisers. This would be a right thing to do, but it would cost you (fewer erroneous ad clicks → fewer ad clicks → lower ad revenue).
Google is no saint, but the choice "users vs money" is still very much yours. That's why I expected to see "we'll include that ad to our block list" instead of "you need to read carefully".
When you see a malicious ad, it would be great if you'd report it to Google (via the small icon in the ad), such that Google can remove it.
In contrast to blocking specific URLs on the KeePass website only, reporting a malicious ad has the advantage that Google can remove it from the whole Internet. By my experience, this usually happens pretty fast, if the ad really is malicious. Google has a whole team for removing malicious ads and can react both more efficiently and more quickly than me alone.
Best regards,
Dominik