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Wupload: “Premium” Download Speeds.

Author
Gray et al.
Date
30 Oct 2011
Publisher
UXP2 Lab

The download site wupload tries to get users to buy “premium” download speeds, and also includes links to a “Make money” ad scheme.

Wupload was catalogued by the UXP2 Lab over its download page. According to the entry, the download site tries to get users to buy “premium” download speeds, and also includes links to a “Make money” advertising scheme.

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