What's your favorite download site?

[acr1965]

I have it heard on here that it is best advised to download programs from the program's official site only. But there are several other download sites as well. Which is your favorite? If your favorite site is not listed please choose "other" and state which site it is.

[noone_particular]

Voted "other". I download more from SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/) than everywhere else put together.

[beethoven]

I prefer to download directly from the vendor but then again many "smaller" operators only provide downloads from download.com or softpedia.

[Windchild]

I really don't see any reason to use a download site, and I certainly wouldn't recommend them to anyone. Use the software company's official sites only. And if the official site redirects you to some download site, then that is their official download location and entirely ok.

[acr1965]

FWIW- I just uninstalled BitDefender antivirus 2010. After uninstalling via the programs uninstall option I then downloaded the BD 2010 uninstall tool from the BD site as well as from Softpedia. The one from Softpedia was a larger download than from the BD site even though they were both supposed to be the same tool. I then ran the uninstall tool from the BD site and it found nothing. Then I ran the one downloaded from softpedia and it found left over BD files and registry entries and removed them.

[1boss1]

I normally look things up on Softpedia, their screenshots are very comprehensive plus you can find a large amount of comparable software to choose from.

From there i hop to the vendor.

[wtsinnc]

I wish voting for more than one was allowed.

File Hippo got my vote, but I also use several others (Softpedia, Major Geeks, and Sourceforge) regularly.

[the Tester]

Major Geeks gets my vote.
Snap Files is another favorite.

[tipstir]

-{ Quote: "I have it heard on here that it is best advised to download programs from the program's official site only. But there are several other download sites as well. Which is your favorite? If your favorite site is not listed please choose "other" and state which site it is." }-

You forgot to add Fileforum/Betanews also Spychecker (part of snapfiles) There are thousands more the poll you have can't support that many. Fileforum is the best because users can rate the software.

[the Tester]

You can rate software on Major Geeks and Snap Files too.
Snap Files allows reviews if you have an account.

[SammyJack]

I try to download only from the software's official site.

This can a problem when I need to re-instal Kerio 2.1.5,have some how lost my exe,and have to go to "Last Known Free Ware Version."

Failing the official site,I prefer Softpedia,and Snapfiles.

[icr]

Mostly from Filehippo and sometimes from products official site

[LaserWraith]

I voted only from the offical site, but if I'm trying to find some type of program I use Softpedia. Otherwise I know what the name of the program is so I get it from their own site.

[SirPeterPan]

Usually I prefer going to the product's official sites, but in fact, I subscribed to a medium number of RSS feeds from download sites on my FeedBurner.

The File Hippo one is my favorite.

[nikanthpromod]

official site

[progress]

Download.com :)

[focus]

Filehippo is my home page on all my computers.

[leofelix]

I voted for official site, otherwise I download from filehippo, softpedia or fileforum as well

[ralphn]

Fileforum for me.

[geohac]

This topic has been posted before.
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=260621

[acr1965]

-{ Quote: "This topic has been posted before.
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=260621" }-
Yes, as in two months before the poll you made regarding essentially the same topic. ;D

[Mr.PC]

-Softpedia
-Download.com
-MajorGeeks

[acr1965]

filehippo is starting to tick me off - no more downloads from them.

[dw426]

None of them, I use the vendors website when possible.

[Woodgiant]

Always from product's official download site

[Noob]

I usually download programs from the product's official site :D

[mrgigabyte]

File Hippo got my vote, but I also use several others also Softpedia, Major Geeks and download.com

[Creer]

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+1 :thumb:

[ExtremeGamerBR]

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+2! :thumb: :thumb:

[acuariano]

filehippo.....sometimes softpedia

[Carver]

The products official website.

[Tarnak]

Usually...from the official site.

[CiX]

Softpedia, cnet and filehippo for me

[SweX]

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+3 :thumb:

[SIR****TMG]

Filehippo

[Noob]

-{ Quote: "I usually download programs from the product's official site :D" }-
+4 hahahaha self thumbs up!

BTW, i do this because i feel safer and also sometimes those websites aren't updated when there is a new release ;)