Microsoft is stuffing pop-up ads into Google Chrome on Windows again
Image composite: Reddit (TheDyslexicCow) / Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft is once again injecting pop-ups into Google’s Chrome browser in a bid to get people to switch to Bing. The software giant first introduced malware-like pop-up ads last year with a prompt that appeared over the top of other apps and windows. After pausing that notification to address “unintended behavior,” the pop-ups have returned again on Windows 10 and 11. Windows users have reported seeing the new pop-up in recent days, advertising Bing AI and Microsoft’s Bing search engine inside Google Chrome. If you click yes to this prompt, then Microsoft will set Bing as the default search engine for Chrome. These latest prompts look like malware, and once again have Windows users asking if they are legit or nefarious. Microsoft has... Continue reading…
微软再次在Google Chrome浏览器中注入弹窗广告，以促使用户切换到Bing。这些弹窗广告最初是在去年推出的，以一种类似恶意软件的方式出现在其他应用和窗口的上方。最近几天，Windows用户报告称看到了新的弹窗广告，宣传Bing AI和微软的Bing搜索引擎。微软已确认这些弹窗广告是真实的，并且只会出现一次。微软的通信总监表示这是一次性通知，给用户选择将Bing设置为Chrome的默认搜索引擎。微软应提供一种简单的方法来永久禁用这些弹窗广告。
