On 26 Feb 2003 at 11:11, Leon Pholi wrote: From: Leon Pholi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Download Managers Date sent: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:11:04 +1100
> Hi, > > Just wondering on thoughts about download managers- do they pose are > security risk? Any known to be trojaned? The one I use is GetRight, does > anyone know if this one has known security issues? > > Any thoughts appreciated, thanks. > > Leon Hi all In respect to security issues (Trojans etc) I haven't heard of any issues (except maybe Realdownload's past habit of sending personal information back to Realnetworks. I am unsure as to whether this still happens. One download manager that seems to be favoured due to its *lack* of add-ons is Download Expert. It can be found at these sites (probably more): http://www.yanew.com (home site) http://www.wilders.org http://www.webattack.com/get/expert.shtml Accoring to TUCOWS, the following download managers are ad supported: Download Accelerator Plus Download Wonder NetAnts Go!Zilla will try to install add-ons and extras. Some are optional, some aren't. FreshDownload is a freeware program. However, in order to activate the product, you must provide a valid e-mail address. This address is added to the fresh Devices mailing lists to notify of updates to the program you've downloaded. Reports suggest that it can be next to impossible to remove yourself from these lists using standard Fresh Devices unsubscribe methods. HTH, Cheers, Brad Gryphonn Design Custom Computers Anti-virus and Security services E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This tagline is designed to piss off those people who think 134 bytes of ASCII is a waste of bandwidth.
