safe free software sites

gerky

is there any such thing just saying it before someone else does i know theres so much s**t out there but is there any 100% virus spyware adware free free software or os sites

Ruu_Old

Download.com, perhaps? What are you looking for exactly?

majiktripp

www.filehippo.com -
Its a brilliant brilliant brilliant bloody website!

irlrobins

www.snapfiles.com

Also look thru the Essential software and sites stickies at the top of this forum.

gerky

not really looking for anything just for future reference and for anyone else interested

gerky

any1 else care to add only if your sure there safe

Ruu_Old

Tucows
Google Downloads
PC World-Downloads, Freeware and Trialware

Karoma

angel2 wrote:

... any 100% virus spyware adware free free software or os sites

No such thing as 100% guarantees. There are lots of legit. software that includes adware or spyware unfortunately, or simply 'undocument features' that cause your machine to crash.


"os sites" ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/
freshmeat.net
and above.

Flukey

Logitech stuff and CuteFTP being two I've had problems with.

BopNiblets

irlrobins wrote:

Also look thru the Essential software and sites stickies at the top of this forum.

Firewall section there is a bit empty now that Sygate and Kerio you have to pay for.
New free entry: Comodo Personal Firewall. It's nice.

And may I suggest changing the Qucktime and Real Alternatives links to download pages that are updaed with fresh versions? Save you mods some editing, save downloaders getting old versions!
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm

Ruu_Old

Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6 is still around here, just before Symatec swallowed it up. Its a free version and even though its not supported anymore or updated, I reckon is still one of the better ones available and seems to do the trick.

gamer

zonealarm is the best firewall,thats free, its constantly updated easy too,use ,doesnt take up much memory.

gerky

just to let you know irlrobins and anyone else be careful with snapfiles.com i just downloaded sum stuff from them and found 2 adware/spyware items on my pc

Karoma

angel2 wrote:

just to let you know irlrobins and anyone else be careful with snapfiles.com i just downloaded sum stuff from them and found 2 adware/spyware items on my pc

Post more details.

gerky

downloaded 3 items from them did a scan etrust pestpatrol picked up WhenU.SaveNow and WorldAntiSpy

irlrobins

What three items did you download? And how can u be certain those applications were the source of the spyware?

gerky

they were responding heads,photo filtre,and dialupmon, i did the same scans before download and the were fine i suspect dialupmon was the dodgy item it was for one of the objects anyway as it was in the same file

gamer

look at zdnet, msn,cnet,download.com, sites from large companys reputable dont,have spyware,most sites leave cookies on your pc to track how many times you visit the site.use spybot sd,adaware,good firewall and you,ll be safe anyway,if you go to porn/warez sites then you,ll get spyware trying to get onto your pc.I heard even steam has a prog that sends alot of info back to main site.

irlrobins

I'm surprised, I've used snapfiles many times and never had any problems.

gerky

kinda was myself site seems good with lots of reputable software

Nukem

www.majorgeeks.com is another i use from time to time

Capt'n Midnight

http://ftp.heanet.ie
http://www.sourceforge.net

http://www.sun.com/download/
http://www.bebits.com/

Civilian_Target

www.pricelesswarehome.org

I'm telling you now!

OptimusMime

Who else but wikipedia would offer the most complete collection of all things free, and if you know of some software that is free and not on their, well add it yourself and help to make wikipedia even better:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_software

bus77

http://www.betanews.com/