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[edit] Spyware? Certainly

Isn't FlashGet spyware? -- Toytoy 11:00, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC)

I'm sure that FlashGet is partly malware because Avast! detected the FlashGet toolbar used in Internet Explorer as adware. --Bruin_rrss23 (talk) 09:46, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
way to bump dead conversations --1698 06:00, 13 June 2006 (UTC)


What they said "Optional" adware. I have never seen anything overthere about this option. Moreover, Lavasoft's adaware always detect it as a piece of malware.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.135.12.112 (talk) 05:47, 28 July 2006

Okay, I just installed the latest version and there's nothing optional about the 3 IE Add-in's the program installs. The wiki article is somewhat mislead in this regard, and I would not have installed this software if I knew it would automatically, without asking, install add-ins. Urbanriot 21:31, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ethic.. crack link !?

Is it okay to link to a site that distributes crack/serial information? 2—Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.202.172.138 (talk) 23:08, 23 April 2005

Of course it is NOT okay. --Anthony Ivanoff 15:08, 26 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] advertisments

isn't it wrong to show a way to get rid of ads without paying a shareware software?It is not much different from giving crack method to get rid of ads

I've removed the "how to remove advertisements" section; it is unencyclopedic. [1] —Quarl (talk) 2006-01-15 03:22Z

[edit] Articles for Deletion debate

This article survived an Articles for Deletion debate. The discussion can be found here. -Splashtalk 23:23, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] not very encyclopedic...

Is it really "encyclopedic" to write sections about how to remove a piece of software, whatever it is? External links would've been more appropriated Omega Said 20:30, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Seems like Flashget is now Freeware. is it?

Version 1.72 (2006.5) whatsnew quote: "* All free !!! * Context menu add to Opera 8.x"

I am not 100% sure if it has gone free. The licence.txt file (found after installation) is dated back in 29/7/2005, and still states "The SOFTWARE isn't free". I did a clean uninstall, and installed the new version, then in the About box says "this copy is licenced to <my windows username>". I did not see any banners, and registration nags (forwarded my clock some years to the future :) ) Randomgrk 20:39, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

its really always been freeware... they just used to try to get some money from ppl who didnt know anything about software... they probably took it out cuz ppl complained --1698 19:39, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] screenshot

its a gif

whoever was brave (or stupid) enough to install this should retake it in png--Froth 01:33, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Done. Cynical 22:01, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Speaking of the screenshot, it should be updated to show off its new look. (Zero3K)
I've uploaded a newer screenshot. Matt489Talk 03:02, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] about last revert

the older versions of flashget is not more ad free the the current one, and the references was duplicate so i removed it. --1698 15:43, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] flashget website unavalible

There is a weird problem i cant access flashget website as of 29/12/2006, i am not sure when this as started but does anyone else experience this issue or know something about it?--88.153.65.18 16:10, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

I tried to access the website just now and it works. As of accessing the website yesterday, I don't know (since I switched over to Free Download Manager). You might have been affected by the international link failure in Taiwan or the website was taken down for maintenance... I don't know.--Bruin_rrss23 (talk) 07:24, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
well i think it is the link failure since i tryed pinging it and i just get the packets lost, so that means that the website isnt blocked but has connection trouble, well if you know a place where i can get updates on the link failure repair status then thanks (p.s: my ip changed because i restarted my router)--88.153.48.205 12:43, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
the ip adress has to be origional.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Aladden (talk • contribs) 14:17, 30 December 2006

[edit] Mystery connections possible spyware

I can see in my firewall (comodo firewall 2.4) that flashget is connecting the internet even when its not active to various strange ip addresses can someone please use something like wireshark and analyze what is behing sent from this connection. --88.154.136.53 02:46, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Recent discussion about this on the FlashGet forums: http://bbs.flashget.com/viewthread.php?tid=8723&pid=30526&page=1&extra=page%3D1#pid30526 Cdean 17:26, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "FlashGet 1.7.x are better than newer versions..."

On 8 December 2007 200.120.100.48 added the comment "FlashGet 1.7.x are better than newer versions 1.8.x or 1.9.x as they have a lot of bugs and the downloads probably stop at 99%." Aside from being ungrammatical, I think the comment is untrue. I downloaded and used the latest version of FlashGet a week or so ago with no problems. So I'm going to revert (remove) 200.120.100.48's insertion.

200.120.100.48, if you disagree with this action, please explain here. NCdave (talk) 02:30, 12 December 2007 (UTC)