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This article is full of hyperbole and exaggerations. I downloaded the latest filezilla with the offer-installer "malware" and scanned it with Avira free antivir
by lbenes 13y ago
This article is full of hyperbole and exaggerations. I downloaded the latest filezilla with the offer-installer "malware" and scanned it with Avira free antivirus, and MS Security Essentials. Both of them reported no problem.
I then was able to install filezilla without the offer-installer just by not clicking on the checkmark. After the installation, my VM ran normally, no pop-ups, no changed homepage in firefox or IE.
People that write this drivel make the open source community look like a bunch of nutjob, hippy zealots with no grasp of reality. Ads pay the bills and sadly some open source developers have mouths to feed.
- UncleBubba 13y agoThe problem with these install "wrappers" is that they run with elevated privileges and you do not know what they're doing. This wrapper presents the same problems as OpenCandy. Can you get the source to the installer? No. Can you guarantee the wrapper only does what they say it's doing. No. Do you have a fiduciary or contractual relationship with the publisher upon which you can rely if their software causes you harm? Probably not. Avira Free and MS Essentials are certainly not the be-all, end-all to code verification, so don't feel too secure after using them, either.
- UncleBubba 13y agoAnd people who identify security hazards for the unknowing masses (a group into which your apparent ignorance places you) aren't nutjobs or hippies anymore than you are a shrill dilettante. There are honest ways to monetize development without jeopardizing the safety of a tremendous number of users; unfortunately, this ain't it. Next time, present your argument without the name calling. It works better. Edit: Typo