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Name: download.cnet.com
Rating: 4.5

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★ 4.5

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90%

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92%

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4.5

Based on 780 reviews

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Srijonee25

13 years ago

"Very good and useful site for collecting software"

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A1Systems

13 years ago

great site, useful content and no issues

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tanalin

13 years ago

It is not a great site to download small software but its a better one to do so. You have a variety of list to download softwares from it. specially the converters. browse and get !!its free.

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evilfantasy

13 years ago

An official CBS Company. Part of (CBS Interactive, Inc.) CBS Interactive (formerly CBS Digital Media Group) is an American company and is a division of the CBS Corporation (CBS Broadcasting Inc.). It is an online content network for information and entertainment. Its websites cover news, sports, entertainment, technology and business. CBS Interactive brands include: ***** ***** ***** ***** Showtime (sho.com) ***** And more...

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RantKThxbye

13 years ago

This site will not download the apps you want but instead, download their "Spam Installer" every time This is a bad site and not to be trusted!!!

ReaperForVirus

13 years ago

good site,trustworthy,child friendly i use this site for downloading :P

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kressly

13 years ago

Sharing trojan at http://download.cnet.com/RAR-Password-Recovery/3000-2092_4-10312614.html

marco2981

13 years ago

download.cnet.com è di proprietà di CBS Company

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anonom0us

13 years ago

Good Safe and trusted site part of CBS Interactive

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deloquencia

13 years ago

Cnet doesn't offer direct links to their downloads! Their push you to download the CBS Interactive Download Manager - which is AdWare. Also you can't actually find any direct link to the developer of software which is unbelievable! It's better to stay far away from this bullshit at Cnet! For some more information on this AdWare check at: ***** I'm wondering what the deuce they think at Cnet to do this...

superman120

13 years ago

Scams people into downloading bad programs

Woei Jiunn Tay

13 years ago

This is my trust site and good!

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whoisthis321

13 years ago

useful imformation

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whoisthis321

13 years ago

i like it very much

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wotisgood

13 years ago

this site has good downloads but ads pointing to scams no that is wrong well i have ad block so no ads and this site remove malware downloads ex : regclean pro i downloaded regclean pro had to reset my pc so this site is safe good downloads and god get ad block for Firefox or google chrome and do not use IE ok so it is safe

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chuckzz1

13 years ago

Find the software you're looking for at CNET Download.com, the most comprehensive source for free-to-try software downloads on the Web.

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gofaraway397

13 years ago

It is a useful site beacuse it has so many free software for download!

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mikemt

13 years ago

Very useufull

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biohazard35

13 years ago

***** has started to bundle their special installer which requires you to opt out of possibly malicious addons such as toolbars and additional bloatware programs. These programs are also known for having malware bundled with them.

fairplay08

13 years ago

C|Net used to be a great download site, but no more. They are an adware site and Tech Tracker borders on being spyware. You can't trust their reviews of any software because they get kickbacks in order to support their site. Go to reputable tech sites if you want honest reviews of software since they have nothing to gain, or lose, by rating various software.

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