How safe is the kind of software talked about on this forum?

Posted by Thomas
Feb 7, 2010 at 12:08 AM

Antivirus programs are safer than assumptions.

> Generally speaking, how safe is this kind of software from spyware and viruses and what not?

In the security world there is no “generally speaking”. If you download 50 programs and only one came with backdoor trojan, generally speaking the software was mostly safe though your computer is in havoc.

Alright, still, generally speaking, there was never any security problem with any software recommended here that I got, I’m always downloading from the original location (developer’s website).
That’s another factor - where you get the file from might matter.