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Well, I didn't know this, and I'm glad I know now. I'll be looking for an alternative GUI SFTP client for Windows. I was a bit confused though, I'm pretty sure
by tripzilch 12y ago
Well, I didn't know this, and I'm glad I know now. I'll be looking for an alternative GUI SFTP client for Windows.
I was a bit confused though, I'm pretty sure I installed FileZilla on some Windows machine less than a year ago and would've noticed any malware. But now that I think about it, I used Ninite.com, a multi-install tool for free Windows software, which automatically opts out of any nasty toolbars and such, so I just didn't see it at the time (I'm assuming the malware is at least opt-out, right?).
Doesn't matter though, bundling toolbars/malware is a no-go for me. I know I can (usually) get rid of such pests if they get on my system, but I know so many people who would have a much harder time. Those people are being taken advantage of, they're not "choosing" to have this malware. I can't recommend this type of software to such people because they might get malware if they install it themselves, so they need alternatives without malware. Therefore I won't use the malware-bundled software myself either, because I want to check out the alternatives and see which ones are any good (and I don't really need FileZilla, anyway).