FileHorse safe?

[pm-r]

You might want to re-think MacUpdate. It hasn't been generally considered to be safe for years now.

Has MacUpdate fallen to the adware plague? | Malwarebytes Labs

MacUpdate has succumbed to what has ruined most other download aggregation sites: adware distribution.

blog.malwarebytes.com

Wow...!!! Talk about quoting a post from the dead past member thread!!!

Anyway, as to the safety of downloads from MacUpdate, I nor any of the local Mac users I know have not had any trouble with it but the user should certainly read any installer notice very carefully to confirm what might be getting installed.

The worst contaminated software I ever came across and downloaded was from one of the "Legit" Open-source software sites. Another one contained a copy of the invasive, dubious MacKeeper!!!

MacUpdate.com was seemingly providing some corrupted software for download for a short time, but they clamped down and cleaned things up and even provided an apology disclosure notice of the situation. That was quite a while ago.

Anyway, I still suggest downloading from the developer's site if and whenever possible, but do use MacUpdate to read the user's comments being mindful of any possible bogus comments and reviews.



- Patrick
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[MacInWin]

Sorry, Patrick, you cannot say that any longer. I have had significant troubles with MacUpdate loading crapware on my system and no longer download anything from them. Of course, I'm not "local" in a geographical sense, so maybe you CAN say that, but I'm one not-going-back previous user of MacUpdate.

 

[chscag]

Wow...!!! Talk about quoting a post from the dead past member thread!!!

Watch out Patrick, he might be looking over your shoulder right now. I saw him post to a recent thread over at MacRumors not too long ago. He does live in your neck of the woods.

 

[pm-r]

Watch out Patrick, he might be looking over your shoulder right now. I saw him post to a recent thread over at MacRumors not too long ago. He does live in your neck of the woods.

No doubt a classic typical comment he would make Charlie. At least he lives in a different municipality to the south of us and luckily we have enforced social distancing in effect here.


- Patrick
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