Is cnet.downloads safe

[MiloshDr]

Cnet claims that those downloads have already been tested. However when I look up online there are times where cnet screwed up.

 

[Belphegore]

CNET has always been fine for me. Just make sure you're clicking the actual download link, and not the cleverly hidden ad ones.

 

[jasonkaler]

CNET has always been fine for me. Just make sure you're clicking the actual download link, and not the cleverly hidden ad ones.

"has always been fine" is not quite true.
http/www.tomsguide.com/us/CNET-CBS-Malware-Trojan-Nmap,news-13410.html
http/insecure.org/news/download-com-fiasco.html

CNet has been known to inject their own add-ons into the downloads they host, never mind all the misleading banners they're so happy to display.

 

[Belphegore]

CNET has always been fine for me. Just make sure you're clicking the actual download link, and not the cleverly hidden ad ones.

"has always been fine" is not quite true.
http/www.tomsguide.com/us/CNET-CBS-Malware-Trojan-Nmap,news-13410.html
http/insecure.org/news/download-com-fiasco.html

CNet has been known to inject their own add-ons into the downloads they host, never mind all the misleading banners they're so happy to display.

I do believe I said "has always been fine for me"... because I do actually read through the installer and make sure to not select additional downloads. Which, as far as I know, aren't actually viruses.