Why would we choose ? Because their policies page states clearly that they do not allow malicious software on the site, and further that they do NOT accept any software that contains the following: And we’re going to assume the persona of a regular non-geek user.
And we’re going to install ten applications from the most popular downloads list. So we thought, why not have some fun and see what really happens if you download software like a regular clueless user might?įor the purpose of this experiment, we’re going to just click through all regular installation screens with the default options using a fresh virtual machine.
We’ve been railing against freeware download recommendations for years, and recently we taught you how to test any software safely using a virtual machine. You can read more about their new, more friendly practices here. Update: Since the original publication of this article in 2015, has finally started to clean up its act. RELATED: The Freeware Download Sites That Don't Force Crapware On You We aim to have this resolved in v6.03.We installed the top 10 apps from, and you’ll never believe what happened! Well… I guess maybe you might have a good guess.
We have paused releases of CCleaner Portable while we resolve a compatibility issue.