Many formerly reputable download sites have lost a tremendous amount of trust in the community. Ultimately, things really are just too risky. They’re really not that helpful, and often they are the cause of a lot of these problems.Ĭhoose instead any direct download link that’s offered by the download site. However, when you’re given the option, always avoid any and all download managers or download accelerators. I’ve certainly downloaded Macrium from CNet, and it’s been fine. Sometimes the software is only available at a download site. Only go to the download site via the link provided by the software manufacturer. Just because you happen to find the product on the same download site doesn’t mean that it’s the same or the official product. One important point: always start at the manufacturer’s site. Macrium does with their free version of Reflect. Some vendors will actually point you to a download site.
Now, there’s an odd scenario that we also need to mention – and you’re probably shaking your head about this right now – because it’s the very scenario that you’re talking about. Use a download site only when explicitly told to That means you might need to do a little research to locate that site, but that research really pays off big when you end up avoiding malware or foistware or who-knows-what-ware. My recommendation: always, and I really do mean always, download only from the original manufacturers website. Still, all too often, through download managers, download accelerators or even direct downloads from these sites, people are getting much more than they bargained for in the form of malware. Often, the actual software you’re downloading includes the malware that people end up with on their machine. There are good download sites I just don’t know which ones they are.Īnd to be clear, the download sites themselves aren’t always the problem. There are simply too many stories exactly like yours: downloads that come with much more than is expected. I actually now recommend that you avoid all download sites if at all possible.
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