Download Sites you Trust

[BornMember]

Hi all

Just want to know which sites you TRUST to download software from.

Cheers

[Eldar]

Some I visit regularly:
- SnapFiles
- SoftPedia

Sometimes Download.com (according to their new policy most software should be clean)

And FileForum for the latest Beta releases and news.

As always I don't trust any site I download from.
Everything is scanned before using it.
Call me a maniac.

[bigc73542]

several thousand apps here. I have used this site with no problems for several years. here ( WinSite)

I'll add a couple:

http://www.betanews.com/
http://sourceforge.net/
http://www.majorgeeks.com/

[the Tester]

The two that I use the most are Snapfiles and Major Geeks

[iceni60]

here's some more, they are all safe to download from:
http://shellcity.net/
http://www.freewarearena.com/
http://www.sover.net/~wysiwygx/index.html
http://www.webgrid.co.uk/
http://www.321download.com/
http://lists.gpick.com/
http://www.klitetools.com/
http://pricelesswarehome.org/
http://www.buzzys.net/
http://www.nonags.com/nonags/
http://www.foundstone.com/resources/freetools.htm
http://radified.com/Articles/freeware.htm

May I go a little bit off-topic and give a general warning?
Most probably it isn't needed, but anyhow...

You always have to be careful about which program you download.

Only an example:
Let's have a look at www.321download.com
What does its mainpage shows you at the moment?
At the bottom it tells you about the "Best Sellers".
What do you see there for example: a program called SpyBlocs.
And now have a look at the Spyware-Warrior site Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products
You will find SpyBlocs at that list of Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products.

Once again, this was only meant as a general warning to be careful which program you download.

[iceni60]

Originally Posted by FanJ

May I go a little bit off-topic and give a general warning?
Most probably it isn't needed, but anyhow...

You always have to be careful about which program you download.

Only an example:
Let's have a look at www.321download.com
What does its mainpage shows you at the moment?
At the bottom it tells you about the "Best Sellers".
What do you see there for example: a program called SpyBlocs.
And now have a look at the Spyware-Warrior site Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products
You will find SpyBlocs at that list of Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products.

Once again, this was only meant as a general warning to be careful which program you download.

thanks, now i feel bad, i was going to give the old versions link on the left of the page which i know is safe and there are other links there that are safe too but i was lazy. thanks though

Originally Posted by iceni60

thanks, now i feel bad, i was going to give the old versions link on the left of the page which i know is safe and there are other links there that are safe too but i was lazy. thanks though

Hey iceni60,

Please, don't feel bad !!!
It was absolutely not meant to make you, or anyone else, feel bad !!!
Please be assured of that iceni60 !
It was just only a general warning and an example, nothing more than that.

Warm regards, Jan.

[iceni60]

Originally Posted by FanJ

Hey iceni60,

Please, don't feel bad !!!
It was absolutely not meant to make you, or anyone else, feel bad !!!
Please be assured of that iceni60 !
It was just only a general warning and an example, nothing more than that.

Warm regards, Jan.

yeah i know, Jan. i don't feel that bad, just alittle

[eyes-open]

A couple of the sites mentioned Softpedia and Shell City whilst excellent, still require that the user use some judgement.

Notice here at Softpedia that the software is both given a clean bill of health and at the same time comes with warnings of possible third party applications to watch out for in the install process. I don't wish to downplay Softpedia and accept that the program itself may be excellent and clean - I just point out that the user must still approach some Softpedia software with due caution and read all the notes.

At Shell Extension City , another excellent site that I visit regularly, you should try to investigate the software for yourself before downloading. Yet again some great stuff, but if you read the policy you will see the following:-

"At Shell Extension City we do not provide programs, but only links to sites where you can download programs. And we do not test every program listed. Our information about most of these programs comes from the developer or from the developer's site, and we're in no position to verify that information. So you should understand that you download and install any program listed on this site at your own risk."

Not to put anyone off, they're great sites - just to illustrate that even 'trusted' sites should be approached with some care.

About Softpedia :

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...TE&btnG=Search

http://img276.echo.cx/img276/2262/thiefsoftpedia9uv.gif

Also if you doubt something just stay a single day in the front of your pc and monitorize this sites :

Major Geeks
FileForum
Neowin

Softpedia its nothing else than copy and paste from others ( from MG, FF & Neowin ), take care what site you browse and download from .

[ronjor]

Majorgeeks

http://www.karenware.com/

http://www.klitetools.com/

Kool Lite tools website because does not contain any spyware/adaware .

http://pricelesswarehome.org/

Pricelessware is also a good freeware site without crap .

http://sourceforge.net/

Sourceforge , who doesn't know it ?

[squash]

Download.com
Snapfiles
Softpedia
Majorgeeks
Soruceforge

In that order (from most reputable)

[gerardwil]

Not a special download site in general. But I have a look at this site http://lists.gpick.com/index.html every now and then, specially at the "new or Updated Links". I guess most of us are that paranoid and using a lot of anti-crap tools we don't bother that much
That said I agree with most sites mentioned in your postings.
Cheers,

Gerard

[AnthonyG]

I received an email from Download.com a couple of weeks back saying they will test every program they promote and if it has got any adaware, spyware they wont list it.

Seems like a good site

[gerardwil]

I copied these links from spywarewarrior:

Most if not all of the "adware-supported" or "advertising-supported" applications on the Net have adware-free equivalents. There's simply no need to use advertising-supported applications. If you're looking for truly free software without any unwanted surprises, see the following sites:

CleanSoftware.org
OldVersion.com
FreeWindows.dk
The OpenCD
GNUWin II
The OSSWin Project
Moochers

[squash]

Originally Posted by gerardwil

I copied these links from spywarewarrior:

Most if not all of the "adware-supported" or "advertising-supported" applications on the Net have adware-free equivalents. There's simply no need to use advertising-supported applications. If you're looking for truly free software without any unwanted surprises, see the following sites:

CleanSoftware.org
OldVersion.com
FreeWindows.dk
The OpenCD
GNUWin II
The OSSWin Project
Moochers

Yes, now I remember! I also use Oldversion.com and GNUWinII (but now dead)

[stalker]

Here is a list of my favorite sites with "multi downloads"...


http://www.soft32.com
http://www.softpedia.comh
http://freewarearena.org
http://www.download.com
http://www.webgrid.co.uk
http://www.tucows.com
http://www.utilitygeek.com
http://sourceforge.net
http://www.filelight.com
http://www.getyourfile.com
http://www.tinyapps.org
http://www.majorgeeks.com
http://www.snapfiles.com
http://www.softwareshelf.com
http://www.freebiedirectory.com
http://www.freestuffer.com
http://www.freewarefiles.com
http://www.freewarehome.com
http://www.freewarepub.net/Freeware.htm
http://www.protect-me.com/freeware.html
http://www.thebestfree.net
http://www.thefreesite.com
http://www.webmasterfree.com


The list is taken from my home-site, the "links.html" section - if you are interested in other favorite links of mine, please go/see here: http://users.volja.net/tayiper/links.html


cheers all, stalker

[squash]

Updated.
In order from the one I trust to the least.

Author's/Company website
CNET Download.com
GNUWinII
Tinyapps
Snapfiles
Softpedia
Oldversion.com
Majorgeeks
Sourceforge

[mercurie]

All,
Pretty much the same here as some have already stated. Below for me:

Download.com
Snapfiles
Majorgeeks

Good informational poll!

[akor]

i'm using http://www.softhall.com for tools and http://www.free-download-game.com for games.

[colorado13]

1.http://www.betanews.com/

2.http://www.majorgeeks.com/

3.http://www.321download.com/

4.http://www.lostcoders.net/

[chrisretusn]

Originally Posted by BornMember

Just want to know which sites you TRUST to download software from.

I do not TRUST any site.

I do download from several of the sites already mentioned. These are the download sites I have visited in the last 30 days (in no particular order):

FileForum
SnapFiles
MajorGeeks
Download.com
Pricelessware
NONAGS
SourceForge
Freeware Home