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I got tricked once by one of those while on Sourceforge. Words can not describe how annoyed I was that day.

• jackmaney 12y ago
  Thankfully, we shouldn't see GitHub pulling any shit like that anytime soon (or if they do, I won't be able to see it, as I use Adblock Plus...).
• nandhp 12y ago
  And if you try to download Windows binaries from Sourceforge, your download may be enhanced with WinZip, the Ask.com toolbar, and other optional offers. http://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/17/sourceforges-new-installer-bundles-program-downloads-with-adware/ http://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/17/sourceforges-new-installer-...
  • benbristow 12y ago
    This is a nice little app recently developed that can help you out with those 'installers'. http://unchecky.com/ http://unchecky.com/
    • nitrogen 12y ago
      In many cases it's not the program authors that added those installers, but SourceForge and/or its mirrors.