Is softonic.com Safe?

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Google Safe Browsing Diagnostic page for softonic.com What is the current listing status for softonic.com? Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 1961 time(s) over the past 90 days. What happened when Google visited this site? Of the ***** pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 2692 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2015-08-30, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on ***** Malicious software includes 10103 virus, 2455 exploit(s), 793 trojan(s). Malicious software is hosted on 23 domain(s), including gsf-cf.softonic.com/, paltalk.com/, ***** Has this site hosted malware? Yes, this site has hosted malicious software over the past 90 days. It infected 345 domain(s), including cok-free-auto-clicker.en.softonic.com/, mcshield.softonic.com/, music-download-center.en.softonic.com/.

This is a TERRIBLE website. Dont waste your time here. It will alow virus/malware content onto the website, and they dont give a crud about service. All they care about is MONEY MONEY MONEY. some more proof: ***** 136 negetive. WTH?! ***** ***** ***** https://safeweb.norton.com/reviews?url=softonic.com Is that enough proof for you? You want more?

Descargue programas desde esta pagina y casi me arruinan la notebook. Junto con la descarga se agregaron virus y malware, se me abria el navegador por si solo, se me cerraban los programas que quería utilizar y me aparecia ventanas de publicidad de la nada. Cuando descargas podes destildar ciertos programas que vienen incluidos pero aun destildandolos me ha descargado todo tipo de virus. No es recomendable descargar nada de esta pagina.

Only a fool would download from Softonic. The second you enter the page just straight up tells you how awful it is with a video of a girl talking about Softonic on autoplay. 3/4 of their programs are imitations of other products, like 'Fifa 15 Free Download!" or "Call of Duty free download!", the other 1/4 are their 'Softonic helper program' or 'free virtual christmas tree on your desktop!' (Yes, that is a thing) So let's say you download from their site, well, upon installing you will get the dreaded Softonic Toolbar, adware, and other programs that you didn't even choose to install. If you want to download or publish something legit on their site, I'll advise you not to. Just try mediafire, dropbox, mega, or other sites instead of this one.

Another one of those platforms of various software downloads that (often with malicious partners) change installers to insert all kinds of crap (adware, viruses, rootkits, trojans, ...) and make a profit on the back of original softwares developers (even free programs). IMPORTANT TIP: Always remember to search the programs that you find interesting on a search engine and go directly to the developer's website to download it without risk.

Credible Downloads.This is caused when you download a Softonic Toolbar. 1.Downgrades you to Vista to 2000. 2.Softonic as a Homepage & a Browser. 3.256 Languages. 4.Ships and Affiliates McAfee. 5.Does not allow you to mywot.com. 6.Constant Crashes. 7.Above@,Makes 3 -4 ADMIN Accounts (Opinion). 8.Destroys Avast!,BitDefender,Steam(Ships with VALVe). 9.Causes problems while running Firefox 9. 10.PUP Damage. 11.Does not allow you to download with Softonic's Toolbar. 12.Fake Downloads. 13.Used by Joel in Vinesauce to destroy Windows 7 on a Virtual PC. 14.Incredible Damages. 15.Annoying Google search when you're trying to download a Program. Total Causes:15.