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Overall a good download site, but has plenty of third party trackers on it. Sometimes hosts malicious files unintentionally.
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I hate this site. It's the same thing as Softonic with the downloads. They use free software to slip in their toolbars, startup-websites and software no one wants. The creators of the freeware don't get appreciated, because they don't see that people like and download their stuff. Ethical issues big time.
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My favorite tech website. Very informative about the latest tech news, and there are also some great blogs from the people who work at CNET. I love the many tech shows they have, very funny and awesome. May not be for children, but is ideal for young people who want the latest tech news.
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Normally a good site. However, have rated sites as c|net as a group less safe for children as even otherwise savvy parents are duped into installing unwanted toolbars such as WebSearch when downloading otherwise safe and clean products from vendors. Links at vendor pages are not direct; often confusing as to which download link a visitor will want, as there are as many as five in total on a web download page. Best Practices would say to only go directly to vendor download page only. That way you cannot get additional stuff you may consider to be malware or viruses.
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Great reviews of computers, gadgets, electronics, etc.
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You can find many good reviews there.
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I liked this site, because I found computer virus and I found useful formation
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Site with product reviews.
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One of the best sites for downloads and product reviews.
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Site full of product reviews, I used to find here for product reviews I was looking for and downloaded some software from there.
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Good information on this site.
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You can find there good reviews.
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great site, but lacks trustworthiness
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Useful and a very good news site about IT.
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Though one can get downloads through cnet, they also sneak software into downloads that a user does not want. For this reason alone, they are not a safe source of software and have ethical problems.
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Beware... they install adware onto your computer without asking you!!!
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CNET does not check their sponsors or links. I have downloaded viruses from this website. I then started checking their links against web of trust and found that almost all of the links are not trusted in WOT. If you click on a link in CNET and go through a search engine where you google the link, you will find that most of them have a malicious rating. CNET should be testing their vendor links to ensure they don't have malware and virus settings.
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Cnet downloads are packed with adware and some downloads are spyware/virus etc
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Knowledgeable in technology news.
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