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- Is sourceforge safe to download software? : r software - Reddit
Sourceforge was once one of the most popular sites for distributing open source software Then for a while there were dark times when they included adware Reportedly they've cut that out, but the damage to their reputation was done Almost no-one publishes to them any more, I expect the place is a ghost town The latest release for that project is thirteen years old It is somewhat miraculous
- [security related] is sourceforge a legit downloading source . . . - Reddit
Hi, President of SourceForge here My company acquired SourceForge in 2016 and have been improving significantly Here is an AMA I did Long story short: No more bundled adware, all projects are scanned for malware, https downloads and project web hosting, more Big redesign coming soon too SourceForge is a legit place to download software
- Is SourceForge safe to use in 2022? : r software - Reddit
I want to download VirtualDub 2 from sourceforge to rip VHS tapes before they all wither away It is only on SourceForge and their site link to there for download, is it malware virus etc free?
- Source Forge Autoclicker, Safe of Not? : r computerviruses - Reddit
I’ve seen this a couple times in my work environment and from what I’ve found it’s not anything malicious Generally programs that automate keystrokes and clicks get flagged for obvious reasons
- The State of SourceForge Since Its Acquisition in January
When sourceforge had the adware fiasco under the previous ownership, i was very upset The site is very important to me There's a ton of academic projects of great historical importance on sourceforge Plenty of projects i read about in papers from a decade ago or so are hosted on sourceforge they may be dormant with the researchers having moved on, but the code and docs are still of great
- SourceForge - Reddit
SourceForge now scans all projects for malware and displays warnings on downloads Hi, Logan Abbott, President of SourceForge here Our company purchased SourceForge in January, and removed all bundled installers We are completely different from the old ownership Two weeks ago, we partnered with Bitdefender to scan all projects for malware
- How GitHub replaced SourceForge as the dominant code hosting . . . - Reddit
Sourceforge prioritized rapid monetization at the expense of user experience, and zero investment into updating the UI or adding features to become competitive
- Is Sourceforge still a bad website to download software from . . . - Reddit
I've got Terabytes of data from sourceforge over the last 10 years Statistically speaking, there's bound to be malware in some of it that want detected by any of my antivirus Unlike CNET com, sourceforge doesn't use download managers, most are direct downloads, so the risk is in the software itself
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