I also get that alert. The Badware filter is enabled by default.
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The downloads from these site are sometimes bundled with PUP's, however the sites itself are safe....I for one would disable or ignore the "uBlock filters – Badware risks", as I think it's the job antivirus to block PUP's, not the adblocker. Overall it won't make any difference if you use it or not, as the filter has very thin content...
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Here is the official version from uBlock Origin:
Here is the content of the Badware risks filter...
Code:
# uBlock -- To block sites known for delivering adware/crapware.
#
# For sites documented to put users at risk of installing adware/crapware etc.
# The purpose is to at least ensure a user is warned of the risks ahead.
#
# Each entry has to be well enough sourced, see:
# https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Badware-risks
# Using request of type `other` will cause the whole site to be blocked through
# strict blocking, yet the site will render properly if a user still decide to
# go ahead.
# 2015-03-11: http://blog.emsisoft.com/2015/03/11/mind-the-pup-top-download-portals-to-avoid/
# 2015-01-21: http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving-crapware-heres-the-proof/
# 2015-01-11: http://www.howtogeek.com/198622/heres-what-happens-when-you-install-the-top-10-download.com-apps/
# 2012-06-27: http://insecure.org/news/download-com-fiasco.html
# 2011-12-05: http://seclists.org/nmap-announce/2011/5
# 2011-08-22: http://www.extremetech.com/computing/93504-download-com-wraps-downloads-in-bloatware-lies-about-motivations
||download.cnet.com^$other
# 2015-08-12: https://isc.sans.edu/diary/.COM.COM+Used+For+Malicious+Typo+Squatting/20019
# via https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/631972601460494336
# 2013-12-10: https://blog.whitehatsec.com/why-com-com-should-scare-you/
||com.com$document
# 2015-06-18: http://www.information-age.com/industry/software/123459675/hotbed-malware-another-blow-sourceforge-google-discovers-588-pages-malicious-software
# 2015-06-02: https://blog.l0cal.com/2015/06/02/what-happened-to-sourceforge/
# 2015-05-28: http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/anatomy-of-sourceforge-gimp-controversy
# 2015-05-17: http://lifehacker.com/antiadware-gets-rid-of-bundled-crapware-on-popular-down-1702818594
# 2015-03-11: http://blog.emsisoft.com/2015/03/11/mind-the-pup-top-download-portals-to-avoid/
# 2015-01-21: http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving-crapware-heres-the-proof/
# 2014-11-25: http://blog.tedd.no/2014/11/25/sourceforge-malware/
||sourceforge.net^$other
# 2015-05-17: http://lifehacker.com/antiadware-gets-rid-of-bundled-crapware-on-popular-down-1702818594
# 2015-03-11: http://blog.emsisoft.com/2015/03/11/mind-the-pup-top-download-portals-to-avoid/
# 2013-05-23: http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/another-problematic-softonic-installer-brings-adware/
# 2013-04-19: http://www.esecurityplanet.com/malware/softonic-delivers-adware.html
# 2013-04-17: http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/softonic-download-site-briefly-delivers-trojan-adware-installer/
||softonic.com^$other