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[-] mansfield@lemmy.world 79 points 7 months ago

Kaspersky is just one piece of software to avoid. Others include:

  • Telegram
  • Avast AV
  • Anything from 360 Safe / Qihoo 360
  • Opera browser ... now owned by above
  • Zoom
  • FileZilla / UTorrent / other PUA that bundles adware and acts essentially as a trojan
[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

Ah fuck, what's the alternative to FileZilla?! I've been using that for like 17 years.

[-] mansfield@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

So just to illustrate, I went to the normal FileZilla download page and downloaded the Win64 package. Then I submitted it to VirusTotal.

https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?platform=win64#close

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/dbde8a4bd71bb1fbc0511cdb657dfeffdaedc513aa425f856043532a7cba6fce

[-] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

If you click other versions, there are installers without the adware.

[-] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 4 points 7 months ago

Those dumbasses have been doing this for years. I don't know if it has viruses and such in it but it has had the bundled stuff for a while now.

I wish it didn't since it's a great program.

[-] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

filezilla has an opencandy installer

[-] twisterpop3@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

As someone who has used FileZilla for years, I am shook and I appreciate you pasting the link

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