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4.5
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provides clean and useful software's.
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Clicked on the Flac to MP3 converter download... 3 spyware were attempted to install. Thankfully AVG found them.
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Was a great site but in 2011, turn out to be very misleading, wind up downloading the wrong stuff because the site redirect to confusing pages with big "start your download here" and you download something else (usually crapware)
Too bad
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Un ottimo sito da cui scaricare gratuitamente programmi e utilità varie.
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Usually a good site, although some of the software on here can be rogue software others are completely legitimate, e.g. AVG Free and avast are fine. But things like the "Broadband download monitor" show up as adware on most anti-virus packages (i checked it on ***** and got a 30/41 result.
so as always just be careful what you download and don't assume just because it's posted on this legitimate website that the software is clean.
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Great site for Softwares....
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OpenDNS has block this website. More and more spyware avalable from Download.com. Stay away...
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Great resource for software!
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What used to be safe programs are no longer spyware free....
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***** is owned by CNet Networks Inc... which is owned by the CBS Corporation. CBS is on the U.S. congressional list of Corporations that support (SOPA) the so-called "Stop Online Piracy Act"
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some adware are secretly installed by their installer
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See December 12 article in insecure.com. Change in policy has caused ***** to issue adware, spyware, etc.
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Eset warning for malware, when I began download
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***** recently started bundling adware with their downloads:
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Unfortunately CNet has let their standards fall by the wayside. There are numerous reports of Trojans and Malware contained in the downloads they promote on the site. I suggest looking at other sites for downloads now.
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Bundled malware. See *****
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This website is useful when it comes to downloads. They scan and make sure that the uploaded files are safe. Although some comments can be different from what might come out, this site deserves a 5-star rating for it's good service.
I have downloaded 5 items in this. Out of the 5, only 1 has been a trojan.
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Site installs malware with the downloads.
For more info see here:
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This website has been found to be including malware and adware along with its downloads. More information as well as a link to news sources verifying the problem can be found here: *****
A few other sources:
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- http://www.tomsguide.com/us/CNET-CBS-Malware-Trojan-Nmap,news-13410.html
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