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Not to mention that sleazy line about 'helping their users avoid malware'. The search hijacker that came with my copy of FileZilla Server was the first such in
by jarcane 11y ago
Not to mention that sleazy line about 'helping their users avoid malware'.
The search hijacker that came with my copy of FileZilla Server was the first such infection I've had in a decade.
- adam12 11y agoSame here. I'm done with Sourceforge.
- tomswartz07 11y agoI'm sure you're probably aware, but just in case: Ninite.com is a great resource for getting tools like this (and things like Chrome, Firefox, etc) without all of the packaged adware. I use it almost exclusively to get all of my dev tools on a Windows machine.
- piyush_soni 11y agoWow. I didn't know about it, thanks!
- junto 11y agoIf you already have some of those app installed, do you still need to select them on the install page or not?
- mdekkers 11y agoyeah you get a custom installer
- jlgaddis 11y agoNot really. I typically use the Ninite installer on a clean, freshly installed Windows machine because the installer can be ran again in the future to update those same apps. Chrome/Firefox/etc. will auto-update themselves but for those apps that don't, they will be updated to the latest version if/when you re-run the same installer that you originally downloaded.
- tomswartz07 11y agoIf you already have them installed, Ninite will detect that and update them (if needed). It makes it handy to keep the 'installer' that you download, as it will go through and update all of the listed apps later on.
- squeaky-clean 11y agoIf you already have them installed, you do not have to select them, but Ninite will update them to their latest versions if you do. You can also keep the installer it gives you and re-run it later to update the programs.
- mdekkers 11y agoninite are awesome, and the paid service is well worth it. Disclaimer and full disclosure: I am not affiliated with them, just a happy user for many years
- shortstuffsushi 11y agoIt had been over a year since I installed FileZilla, but I re-imaged one of my machines and needed it. Hopped out to SourceForge not thinking too much of it (not a fan of the UI and ads within, but I know my way around to avoid them at least). Started the install and it wants to install MacKeeper. Can't begin to describe how disgusted I was. I wasn't sure if that was caused by SF or FZ, though.