Because it changes the browser's performance, I consider it to be potentially dangerous and certainly unwanted. It modifies the browser's search and home pages, and it handles page not found (404 errors) and DNS redirection. What is important is that it was installed without my permission and after I had explicitly declined all offers of additional products.Ĭlick any of the smaller images for a full-size view.įoxTab is a browser extension that works with Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. Whether or not you consider the browser helper object (BHO) to be adware or malware is unimportant. When the installation was complete, I found that "FoxTab Speed Dial" had been installed. After declining every "offer" from the installer, I allowed the FileZilla installation to proceed. I expanded every dialog box and carefully read every notice. In a test last week, I installed the latest version of FileZilla as downloaded from SourceForge. The FileZilla installer is clean it's the wrapper from SourceForge that contains the malware. Unfortunately, FileZilla is being blamed for the malware. What was one a worthwhile service is now nothing more than a malware depot. My advice is to avoid SourceForge entirely.
And, yes, that's every bit as bad as it sounds.
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SourceForge has been a repository of open-source software, but now all downloads from SourceForge are wrapped in "installer" software that brings adware, spyware, and malware with it. The fault doesn't lie entirely with FileZilla, but the developer could take one of several steps to eliminate the problem.
Recent changes, though, place the FileZilla installation file in the middle of a mine field and good luck trying to obtain it. I have recommended FileZilla for years because it's the best and most versatile FTP client available and it's offered for free. FileZilla Is The Best FTP Client if You Can Get It
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