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   Maria Sophia to Maria Sophia   
   Re: PSA: Using a PC to download Google P   
   06 Jan 26 09:18:33   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > But it's clearly an impersonation of branding so it's not to be trusted.   
      
   Given it's not malware (yet), the ugly responsibility of determining "What   
   is it?" is on me since I brought this up in haste, so I delved deeper.   
      
   So what is it?   
   What I found out, is too long (even for me) to explain fully.   
      
   Q: What is the purpose of the PC-Aurora site?   
   A: The site's purpose appears to be multiple forms of monetization.   
      
   For gory details, see the next post, but (warning!) it's long and sordid.   
   --   
   Just one person paying it forward by helping others who later help me.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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