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<blockquote data-quote="pm-r" data-source="post: 1738217" data-attributes="member: 175845"><p>I just tried a google search in case my experience was an exception — apparently NOT!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=SourceForge+download+and+included+malware&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=4GMzWIyyE8re8Aecpr7YBw" target="_blank">https://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=SourceForge+download+and+included+malware&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=4GMzWIyyE8re8Aecpr7YBw</a></p><p></p><p>With hits like:</p><p><a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/218764/warning-don’t-download-software-from-sourceforge-if-you-can-help-it/" target="_blank">http://www.howtogeek.com/218764/warning-don’t-download-software-from-sourceforge-if-you-can-help-it/</a></p><p></p><p>But maybe fixed and clarified with this May 17, 2016 post — maybe:</p><p><em>SourceForge now scans all projects for malware and displays warnings on downloads</em></p><p><a href="https://sourceforge.net/blog/sourceforge-now-scans-all-projects-for-malware-and-displays-warnings-on-downloads/" target="_blank">https://sourceforge.net/blog/sourceforge-now-scans-all-projects-for-malware-and-displays-warnings-on-downloads/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Regardless, it doesn't take much to take a quick look inside any downloaded opened package or app in case one is concerned, but I will admit that I don't always do that myself!!! <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Mischievous.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Mischievous:" title="Mischievous :Mischievous:" data-shortname=":Mischievous:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>- Patrick</p><p>======</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pm-r, post: 1738217, member: 175845"] I just tried a google search in case my experience was an exception — apparently NOT!!! :( [url]https://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=SourceForge+download+and+included+malware&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=4GMzWIyyE8re8Aecpr7YBw[/url] With hits like: [url]http://www.howtogeek.com/218764/warning-don’t-download-software-from-sourceforge-if-you-can-help-it/[/url] But maybe fixed and clarified with this May 17, 2016 post — maybe: [I]SourceForge now scans all projects for malware and displays warnings on downloads[/I] [url]https://sourceforge.net/blog/sourceforge-now-scans-all-projects-for-malware-and-displays-warnings-on-downloads/[/url] Regardless, it doesn't take much to take a quick look inside any downloaded opened package or app in case one is concerned, but I will admit that I don't always do that myself!!! :Mischievous: - Patrick ====== [/QUOTE]
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