FileZilla now contains adware if you download from the official homepage

Re:FileZilla now contains adware if you download from the of... by grawprog on Saturday March 27, 2021 @01:37PM (#26603912)

>If you check the filename of the windows installer you download from the frontpage the name is FileZilla_Version_Sponsored-setup.exe

Damn...that reminds me of the old days of sneaky checkboxes hidden in installers, usually actually hidden, that would be pre-checked confirming your consent to whatever ad/spyware to be installed alongside whatever you wanted to install.

I remember that shit being everywhere for a few years. Got tricked by them once or twice and had a hell of a time cleaning things up after.

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Re:FileZilla now contains adware if you download from the of... by jasonwatkinspdx on Saturday March 27, 2021 @02:09PM (#26604138)

Yeah, the one I remember was RealPlayer, which during the install wizard had a list of check boxes. The ones initially visible were unchecked, but if you scrolled you'd find the spam consent ones were checked.

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Re:FileZilla now contains adware if you download from the of... by hnrodey on Saturday March 27, 2021 @03:16PM (#26604702)

RealPlayer... RealAudio... immediately jettisoned back to the 90's :)

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Re:FileZilla now contains adware if you download from the of... by oth001 on Saturday March 27, 2021 @04:56PM (#26605567)

Adobe Reader comes to mind

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Re:FileZilla now contains adware if you download from the of... by Fnoord on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:15AM (#26620442)

Java...

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