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[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

filezilla has an opencandy installer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

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