Is it bad to click this on youtube??

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#1 joshrocks2245
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I clicked youtube space lab by accident on the right side and it said the address was doubleclick.net, is it bad that I clicked this?

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#2 LordsLoss
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Umm...did bad stuff happen or what?
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#3 joshrocks2245
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Umm...did bad stuff happen or what?LordsLoss

No I just heard doubleclick ads are back to click, it was by accident though.

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#4 LordsLoss
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Since they are associated with google, I think you will be ok. Just run some virus scanner or spyware scanner and you should be fine if you are worried.

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#5 JigglyWiggly_
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Josh please just get a mac.
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#6 Bikouchu35
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Since they are associated with google, I think you will be ok. Just run some virus scanner or spyware scanner and you should be fine if you are worried.

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I think so too. I doubt google will let virus filled ads on their site so yeah..

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#7 LordsLoss
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Mac's have viruses too you know.
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#8 Tezcatlipoca666
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doubleclick.net is a google advertisement service :? Plus the ad was on youtube...

Don't worry about it.

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#9 joshrocks2245
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Josh please just get a mac.JigglyWiggly_

I am going to get one, one day soon I hope.

So everyone thinks I should be fine if it was just on youtube I clicked it?? Alrighty thanks.

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#10 markop2003
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Josh please just get a mac.JigglyWiggly_
I think a pocket calculator may be a better fit...