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Updated Badware risks (markdown)

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Badware-risks.md

@ -8,6 +8,31 @@ uBlock is not an antivirus, the sole purpose is to _remind_ a user of what is ah
Below are sites currently part of the list, and links giving further information as to why. Feel free to add _good_ sources if you find more.
#### download.com
- 2015-01-21: [Yes, _Every_ Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)](http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving-crapware-heres-the-proof/)
#### filehippo.com
- 2015-01-21: [Yes, _Every_ Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)](http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving-crapware-heres-the-proof/)
#### freewarefiles.com
- 2015-01-21: [Yes, _Every_ Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)](http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving-crapware-heres-the-proof/)
#### majorgeeks.com
- 2015-01-21: [Yes, _Every_ Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)](http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving-crapware-heres-the-proof/)
#### nonags.com
- 2015-01-21: [Yes, _Every_ Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)](http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving-crapware-heres-the-proof/)
#### snapfiles.com
- 2015-01-21: [Yes, _Every_ Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)](http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving-crapware-heres-the-proof/)
#### softonic.net
- 2015-05-17: [AntiAdware Gets Rid of Bundled Crapware on Popular Download Sites](http://lifehacker.com/antiadware-gets-rid-of-bundled-crapware-on-popular-down-1702818594) (Softonic cited as a source of crapware)
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- 2013-04-19: [Softonic Delivers Adware](http://www.esecurityplanet.com/malware/softonic-delivers-adware.html)
- 2013-04-17: [Softonic Download Site Briefly Delivers Trojan Adware Installer](http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/softonic-download-site-briefly-delivers-trojan-adware-installer/)
#### Softpedia
- 2015-01-21: [Yes, _Every_ Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)](http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving-crapware-heres-the-proof/)
#### sourceforge.net
- 2015-06-18: [A hotbed of malware: Another blow for SourceForge as Google discovers 588 pages with malicious software](http://www.information-age.com/industry/software/123459675/hotbed-malware-another-blow-sourceforge-google-discovers-588-pages-malicious-software)
@ -23,4 +52,8 @@ Below are sites currently part of the list, and links giving further information
- 2015-05-28: [Anatomy of SourceForge/GIMP controversy](http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/anatomy-of-sourceforge-gimp-controversy)
- 2015-05-17: [AntiAdware Gets Rid of Bundled Crapware on Popular Download Sites](http://lifehacker.com/antiadware-gets-rid-of-bundled-crapware-on-popular-down-1702818594) (SourceForge cited as a source of crapware)
- 2015-01-21: [Yes, _Every_ Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)](http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving-crapware-heres-the-proof/)
- 2014-11-25: [SourceForge malware](http://blog.tedd.no/2014/11/25/sourceforge-malware/)
- 2014-11-25: [SourceForge malware](http://blog.tedd.no/2014/11/25/sourceforge-malware/)
#### tucows.com
- 2015-01-21: [Yes, _Every_ Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware (Here’s the Proof)](http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving-crapware-heres-the-proof/)