Is download.com Safe?

Name: download.com
Rating: 4.5

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★ 4.5

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92%

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4.5

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realovergreen

1 year ago

A website that offers a wide range of software to download. It seems fine, but I would rather get software from its official source, or a more trusted source like FileHippo or MajorGeeks.

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junkmyail2

3 years ago

Used to be a great, trustworthy repository to install free software from a centralized place, however since after download.com got a new owner, everything went downhill. ***** quite literally stuffed in their adware bundler crap into everything on download.com.

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sandro_linux

3 years ago

Safe website use to include bundleware but they don't do that anymore

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andrewtuma

6 years ago

Can be unsafe to download files from here. Be very careful and always scan downloads from cnet.

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Khoshekh

7 years ago

You might be able to get what you want (doubtful), but you will most certainly also get a bunch of toolbars and other stuff like that. I don't understand why this was rated as mostly good. All you get is PUPs.

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web_surfer33

8 years ago

Pretty good site if you manage to find what you are looking for.

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Balakundina

8 years ago

Сайт распространяет не лицензионное по что уже говорит о том что это пиратство,скачала отсюда бесплатный софт был обнаружен вирус,не советую

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Agatavjzhkovich

8 years ago

Nie ufam miejscu, gdzie wiele reklam, witryna rozciąga Szablon witryny warez jest słaba, nie lubią.

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anna johansen

8 years ago

installs downloads with freeware that is malware+++

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Cheater87

8 years ago

The site has recently cleaned up PUPS from their downloads.

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Frankidgem

8 years ago

Some of the downloads may contain malware on this website.

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WheelieUK

9 years ago

This site CONSISTENTLY downloads 3rd party software with programmes you intend to download, but without authorisation or permission from the user. This is, at best, unethical and at worst dangerous. Several downloads regularly trigger infection alerts for malware, spyware and adware.

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YUMENEKO

9 years ago

A few years back, I downloaded something on this site and I got adware and PUPs on this website, so beware when you're installing a program here. If you ever download something here and get infected, you can run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to get rid of this. However, recently, I revisited this website and looked at the downloads, and saw that there was no installer anymore. I don't know if its just me, but you still must be cautious.

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paolpaul

9 years ago

I find many downloads with unwanted software added and it is sometimes difficult to clean from my computer. While I can usually, eventually clean it, lots of less capable people will be stuck with it. Sometimes there is a option to bypass unwanted software but if you had no reason to suspect it would be there you might miss the opportunity.

masterfix

9 years ago

You can trust the downloads distributed by this website. A good place to download safe applications.

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gerome_laad

9 years ago

CNET #repack les logiciels avec des #adware à la limite du #malware #PUP

adamsabir

9 years ago

Viruses And Adwares The Cnet Installer Is A Trojan

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admmywot

9 years ago

They should not allow software which package and install ADWARE in users machine. Rest all seems OK with the website.

AwsomeGuy343

9 years ago

Great site to download software, but due to them using their own installer for other's software, it asks you if you want to install unwanted programs or change your homepage (Now asks to change your homepage to Yahoo, which is safe) when the "no" button is hidden.

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xpuff666

9 years ago

Full of deceptive and malicious adware installs, hard to remove, and reading (malicious details fraudulently hidden in) fine print and opt-out aren't safe either. "Excellent" ratings are completely misguiding and document a total failure of WOT on these adware-ridden download sites! Don't use download.com, softonic or sourceforge, they all feature the same kind of garbage! Get only the complete program you want, never a download manager! These are only trojans to install adware. Never grant system access via UAC, as root or other full access!

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