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Re: Fake Versions

Post by vinyl » Thu May 17, 2018 8:08 pm

Clive Sorensson wrote:
All official builds are on our download page, so I would advise checking it first for any new versions.
Thank you for the support over such a long time, it actually means a lot to hear things like that.


As I developer I understand how much that means thats why I sent it (along with the longevity of the app & coding and it being a reliable favorite)

Definitely liking the dark theme, too. Thought you did it because of browsers, however microsoft just recently annonced it for file manager (FYI) which I'm sure you're aware of (, too). Glad to see the updates.

EDIT: I may have to switch from my [suspicously!] frequently updated torrent client to yours. Little off-topic but did you use a (possibly OS) torrent lib? Only reason I'm asking is to know which one that may be... :) Thanks!
-V

Re: Fake Versions

Post by Usher » Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:38 pm

I thought that silent updates had been gone away long time ago, but I was wrong. The build 6924 has been uploaded on February 22nd but it has NOT been announced in FDM 5.1 topic yet.
Users should be clearly informed about updates and bugfixes otherwise they stop reporting problems and using FDM…

Re: Fake Versions

Post by Clive Sorensson » Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:47 am

vinyl wrote:Build 6924 seems to be floating around, fairly sure it's a legit leak or what have you (passes A/V). Not that i'm pining/begging for a new version but that could clear things up. Plus, thats according to that sumo thing which seems to carry a few licenses....for cannibis that is, when it reports findings, lmao. :lol: Again, overly satisfied with the current version especially the FF60 support. Been a user since the 2/3.x days, and waiting _patiently_ for any new release (maybe just a little bit anxious for a few [file] bit rollbacks to appease some quirky intel rst releases, again no rush there -- managable). Keep up the great work over there (Clive is it?) ...


All official builds are on our download page, so I would advise checking it first for any new versions.
Thank you for the support over such a long time, it actually means a lot to hear things like that.

Re: Fake Versions

Post by vinyl » Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:18 pm

Build 6924 seems to be floating around, fairly sure it's a legit leak or what have you (passes A/V). Not that i'm pining/begging for a new version but that could clear things up. Plus, thats according to that sumo thing which seems to carry a few licenses....for cannibis that is, when it reports findings, lmao. :lol: Again, overly satisfied with the current version especially the FF60 support. Been a user since the 2/3.x days, and waiting _patiently_ for any new release (maybe just a little bit anxious for a few [file] bit rollbacks to appease some quirky intel rst releases, again no rush there -- managable). Keep up the great work over there (Clive is it?) ...

Re: Fake Versions

Post by williamjcm » Wed Oct 29, 2014 4:29 pm

Guesst wrote:I assume the version at Portableapps.com is safe, correct?


Don't worry, portableapps.com is safe. That's where I download most of my software.

Re: Fake Versions

Post by Usher » Wed Jun 18, 2014 6:22 pm

I think you should read older messages before reiterating of old objections. FDM is available for so many years that it is general agreement it should NOT be renamed.
If you think something should be changed on the website, you are free to propose a better solution using "Suggest an idea" button.

Re: Fake Versions

Post by CapsAdmin » Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:08 pm

Ops, I posted as guest.

But I also wanted add that not everyone knows what GNU is. Perhaps those are the people who fall for "free *whatever*" scams.

Re: Fake Versions

Post by Guest » Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:06 pm

I love FDM and all but I think this website and how FDM is presented (its name too) makes it look like a scam. It's like it tries too hard to convince me that it's free, making me think that it's a scam because that's what other scam websites do.

First clue for me when going to this website is Image

If it wasn't for the GNU logo I'd probably stay away from FDM thinking it was yet another download manager scam.

Re: Fake Versions

Post by johnlgalt » Sat Dec 28, 2013 12:17 am

Gonsalvez wrote:Found a program that seems like a rip-off of FDM check this: http:// good download manager.com /landing.html

Definitely a copy - the help file for GDM is the original FDM help file lol....

Re: Fake Versions

Post by Gonsalvez » Wed Dec 25, 2013 11:37 pm

Found a program that seems like a rip-off of FDM check this: http:// good download manager.com /landing.html

Re: Fake Versions

Post by madsere » Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:34 am

So this is OSS? Where can I download the source code? There's a project FDM on SourceForge but it's not been updated since 2011 so I'd consider that stale. Does this website have anything to do with this project?

Re: Fake Versions

Post by Guesst » Sun Apr 21, 2013 6:41 pm

I assume the version at Portableapps.com is safe, correct?

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Post by someone_coming_along » Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:47 pm

just coming along this site and have the question of code authenticity, then I read this

aalaap wrote:
Sebo wrote:So what about Digital signature for orginal FDM??
PGP, x509 or at least MD5 SHA1 etc


The audience that's likely to end up downloading a fake version of FDM is clearly not well conversant with stuff like PGP, MD5 and SHA1. Hell, I'm a pro and *I* still don't know what x509 is :-P


I'd say your not a pro - and it's not a SW for me. Sorry to say.

Re: Fake Versions

Post by Usher » Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:01 pm

mm850523 wrote:How about this:
Free Download Manager 3 build 852
http ://softindex. info/php/zh-CHT/download/65/Free-Download-Manager-Increase-download-speed-resume-broken-downloads/
This is a link for a very outdated FDM version. This version works OK with browsers available in Windows 98SE and Windows 2000, but it may not work properly with new browsers or new Windows versions. Yet it's still available on Sourceforge, see the link below.

mm850523 wrote:Does it is real ?
I am a Taiwaness, sorry for my english.... :oops:
I'm sorry, I don't know Chinese, I don't believe Google Translator and I may be wrong in following explanations.
* If you want to download older stable FDM versions, go to Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/freedow ... 20Manager/
* If you want to download current FDM stable version, go to FDM download page: http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/download.htm
* If you want to download current beta/RC version use links provided on this forum. In most cases beta/RC versions are stable enough to be recommended for everyday use, but do always read the forum recommendations before installing.
* Do not use alpha/alfa versions if you are not advanced user.

Re: Fake Versions

Post by mm850523 » Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:31 pm


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