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Don't download anything from http://en.softonic.com/
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OS
Win 10 Pro 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
CPU
Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
Memory
32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
PSU
Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
Case
Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
Keyboard
Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
Mouse
Corsair M65 wired
Internet Speed
85MBps DSL
Browser
Chrome and Edge
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
Other Info
Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.
1GBps Ethernet ports
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So true, have stopped using them a long time ago.
OS
windows 8.1 Update 1 Pro 64bit
System Manufacturer/Model
Pavillion H8-1202
CPU
I7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz
Motherboard
PEGATRON
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NIVDIA GeForce GT 520
Sound Card
Realtek ALC656GR CODEC
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster S22B350
Screen Resolution
1920X1080 32 bit color
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB
Keyboard
Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013
Mouse
Logitech M510
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My buddy at work was trying to download VDownloader and he inadvertently clicked on this link and the download stub was loaded with a trojan that reset his DNS servers. Symantec is now detecting this trojan but some others may not detect this particular variant yet...
OS
Win 10 Pro 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
CPU
Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
Memory
32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
PSU
Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
Case
Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
Keyboard
Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
Mouse
Corsair M65 wired
Internet Speed
85MBps DSL
Browser
Chrome and Edge
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
Other Info
Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.
1GBps Ethernet ports
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Softpedia and MajorGeeks are about the only two I trust anymore. Still have to watch closely for search bar and such crap in the installers but those sites even tell you when there may some of that.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer V3 771G-6443
CPU
i5-3230m
Motherboard
Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
Memory
8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
Screen Resolution
1600x900 pixels
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
PSU
90 watt brick
Mouse
Bluetooth
Antivirus
Comodo
Other Info
Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
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I've seen malware from those sites as well, so as you say... watch closely!
OS
Win 10 Pro 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
CPU
Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
Memory
32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
PSU
Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
Case
Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
Keyboard
Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
Mouse
Corsair M65 wired
Internet Speed
85MBps DSL
Browser
Chrome and Edge
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
Other Info
Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.
1GBps Ethernet ports
For every parasite, there is a host spawning it! If you do not want to pick up these adware parasites, check out the advice and downloads discussed below, and you will be able to use download sites with much less chance of picking up nasty little infections:
Let me google that for you
I used LMGTFY instead of a direct link to take you there for genuine reasons.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
HP COMPAQ Presario CQ57
CPU
AMD E- 300 APU with Radion HD Graphics 1.30GHz
Motherboard
inbuilt
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI
Sound Card
High Definition Audio on-board
Monitor(s) Displays
notebook
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Seagate ST9500325AS
Google drive 15GB
Skydrive 25GB
BT Cloud
PSU
external 20v
Case
Laptop
Cooling
pretty good
Keyboard
inbuilt
Mouse
touchpad
Internet Speed
BT Infinity Unlimited - 80 up 20 down =70/16 really
Browser
Chrome Canary usually
Antivirus
Windows Defender and Malwarebytes
Other Info
no Start menu modifications
Upgraded with no issues to 8.0 and to 8.1
Softpedia and MajorGeeks are about the only two I trust anymore. Still have to watch closely for search bar and such crap in the installers but those sites even tell you when there may some of that.
I've never had a problem with Tucows. As for program downloads, I try to go to the author's site.
OS
Windows 8.1 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
HP h8 envy 1534
CPU
AMD FX-6200 (3.8GHz)
Motherboard
M3970AM-HP (Angelica2) (Gigabyte)
Memory
10GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Eyefinity Radeon HD 7570
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
Kaskersky Internet Security 2016