Comment by tyingq

From the article: "Others pretend to be “Download” or “Play” buttons, as if clicking them would provide access to the video content or stream the user had wanted. "

These are actively being served through Google Adsense, right now.

Here's a few example, live sites, where I see "Download" buttons in an ad, in a context that would be confusing.

http://www.getpaint.net/index.html

http://downloads.tomsguide.com/PaintNET,0301-4883.html

http://filehippo.com/download_paint.net/