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Thread ID: 118370	2011-06-01 11:56:00	Does Freeware Worry You?	Burnzee (6950)	Press F1

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1206206	2011-06-01 22:33:00	I am a bit wary of downloading uncommon freeware that perhaps has not been discussed on forums. I always scan the downloaded files with MSE before installing them. I feel comfortable downloading well known software like Open Office, web browsers, mail programs, etc. Freeware can include viruses but many of them include advertising which pays for their development. I avoid clicking on download buttons when I am warned that my computer has been infected and I need to download a specially written program to remove the virus. They normally require that the program be purchased. I run like the plague in these cases without downloading.	Bobh (5192)
1206207	2011-06-02 00:33:00	I can't say i've ever come across freeware with viruses/malware attached. There's plenty that install or try to install toolbars etc though. The only piece of freeware that has annoyed me lately is Spybot v2. It was completely useless. x2.. Wait, Spybot has a new version? Lately it's been reminding me a lot of Duke Nukem...	Agent_24 (57)
1206208	2011-06-02 02:11:00	As noted with others above, cautious when installing freeware to avoid unwanted installations. I also test and write about them. But now increasingly use online free tools, e.g. mp3 converters, research tools, editors, etc, since don't need to install too many freeware and upgrading them. Though some online freeware can be limited unless if you upgrade, i.e. pay.	kahawai chaser (3545)
1206209	2011-06-02 05:29:00	Downloading and installing freeware from anywhere other than reputable sites is risky, in my view. At Major Geeks the editors download and test each file for quality prior to posting so anything posted on their site can be used with confidence.	FoxyMX (5)
1206210	2011-06-02 05:45:00	I almost exclusively use freeware or similar. I only have 2 paid for pieces of software on my whole system, one is my backup software and the other is MS office which I got at student rate so a fraction of its normal price otherwise I wouldn't have it I just use open-source. And a (legal) XP VM.	bot (15449)
1206211	2011-06-02 09:16:00	Goes against the grain to pay for software. I stick anything on mine. Scan it before I install it, run antivirus & malwarebytes etc after. No probs this year ;)	Phil B (648)
1206212	2011-06-02 10:45:00	Makes me wonder why more people (including myself) do not gravitate toward Linux. It is mostly free and there appears to be less danger of viruses.	Bobh (5192)
1206213	2011-06-02 10:50:00	I have Ubuntu installed alongside Windows but I keep Windows for gaming and for programs which don't work on Linux. Wine is OK for some programs but for a lot of them you just plain need Windows. The reverse is true for Linux programs that don't work on Windows, which is why I have both.	Agent_24 (57)
1206214	2011-06-02 11:02:00	I have Ubuntu installed alongside Windows but I keep Windows for gaming and for programs which don't work on Linux. Wine is OK for some programs but for a lot of them you just plain need Windows. The reverse is true for Linux programs that don't work on Windows, which is why I have both. I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.4 installed. Windows is my main operating system, while Ubuntu is something to play around with. It is surprising the amount of open source programmes that are available for Linux. Linux seems to load and work faster than Windows.	Bobh (5192)
1206215	2011-06-02 11:53:00	I've used various flavours of linux too. The thing that gets me every time is the mission that's involved in getting any newer or new hardware to work on it. Printers, webcams, wireless keyboard combo's & the like. There's nothing wrong with the freebie software provided you don't download it from eastern europe or some other dodgy place. If you like it keep it, if not delete it. It normally only takes a few minutes to like or dislike it. That's the beauty of not paying for it.	Phil B (648)
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