Personally, I was referred to CNET over 15 years ago and have had no
problems through the years; however, after reading these comments, I
checked the site tonight - found "sponsor" / "ad" links have been added.
Would it be safe to advise others to check sites such as CNET to find
free software downloads then go to the specific site for that software -
such as www.openoffice.org for Open Office downloads - for the actual
download?
Thank you for your time
johnny smith wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:48:10 -0000, Bruce Pierson
<bpierson...@gmail.com> wrote:
I got this little gem in something called “Sweetpacks” and yes, it
cropped up after a download from CNET. I managed to get rid of it
but it was not easy. I did it by working my way backwards deleting
and then reloading (without using CNET). I am normally careful about
downloading but somehow this slipped in. After this I am very
cautious about getting anything through CNET.
i suppose the point may be that the target file is downloaded not
directly but with the help of a small 'download manager' file that you
are to download first. i avoid downloading through such managers.
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