Re: [PLUG] SourceForge has Malware?

[brent timothy saner <brent.saner@gmail.com>]

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On 05/31/2015 09:32 PM, Anthony Martin wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone knows if theres truth to this or not? (sorry if
> this is old news)
> http://helb.github.io/goodbye-sourceforge/


http://sdtimes.com/sd-times-blog-sourceforge-now-a-source-of-malware/

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/sourceforge-grabs-gimp-for-windows-account-wraps-installer-in-bundle-pushing-adware/
(their response is laughable, since it doesn't really address the actual
concert of unwanted third-party software:
https://sourceforge.net/blog/gimp-win-project-wasnt-hijacked-just-abandoned/
)


http://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1kxuul/beware_of_sourceforge_downloads_new_owner_is/


http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ZyIMVTrOkmoJ:trac.filezilla-project.org/ticket/8888+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

etc.




so yeah, sourceforge is (and has) distributing unwanted third-party
software- adware, malware, etc.
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