Comment on Reverse Engineering an Eclipse PluginparentComments−contravariant8yThe only acceptable explanation would be that they weren't aware and didn't intend for this to happen.Any other scenario means that they intentionally and secretly included code into their compiled binaries which posed a security and privacy risk.−nerdponx8yI wonder about the nature of this scam. It almost looks like it's designed to spoof ad clicks, not direct the user to them.−0xfeba8yShould contact the ad providers, they'd be happy to chargeback with proof of fraud.−0xfeba8yFrom an earlier response in the same thread:These codes never worked on user machine. They were used for patching plugin bugs.Uh huh. If it was such a benign use, why wasn't it in the repository, or mentioned in the marketplace page?
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The only acceptable explanation would be that they weren't aware and didn't intend for this to happen.
Any other scenario means that they intentionally and secretly included code into their compiled binaries which posed a security and privacy risk.
I wonder about the nature of this scam. It almost looks like it's designed to spoof ad clicks, not direct the user to them.
Should contact the ad providers, they'd be happy to chargeback with proof of fraud.
From an earlier response in the same thread:
Uh huh. If it was such a benign use, why wasn't it in the repository, or mentioned in the marketplace page?