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Well, the central question in my mind anyway, is whether FileZilla distributes malware. I don't see any data on that yet.. maybe it will come. Meanwhile I'm not
by ksk 8y ago
Well, the central question in my mind anyway, is whether FileZilla distributes malware. I don't see any data on that yet.. maybe it will come. Meanwhile I'm not going to join other HN members in calling people I don't know "scum".
- justinclift 8y agoFileZilla doing this has been known for at least a few years: https://web.archive.org/web/20140816230250/http://blog.gluster.org/2013/08/how-far-the-once-mighty-sourceforge-has-fallen/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140816230250/http://blog.glust... Back then, they were doing it as part of the (previous incarnation of) SourceForge's "DevShare" offering. eg malware authors got SourceForge to bundle crapware with popular Win installers, and gave the developers a cut of the take. It seems like the FileZilla people didn't like that revenue stream being cut off, and went to the source directly afterwards. :(