A few minutes after opening FileZilla, an "Optimizer Pro" window opened up, harassing me with reports about possible "optimizations" and asking me to register.
I tried and first got an offer for a price search software, which I could reject. It was NOT the software advertized in the SourceForge downloader popup, which I rejected. The FileZilla download from SourceForge (their official download site) definitely installs unwanted software without the user's explicit consent and knowledge (thus malware). The user interface mentioned in the article will also be available for users of the free FileZilla.Keep away from it, at least as long as they reference the SourceForge download site!Įdit 2: Since this answer in 2014, SourceForge has got new owners, who abandoned the adware bundling policy, but FileZilla, back then one of their first, major partners for adware, has still been distributed with adware bundles through other channels. FileZilla Pro to add new features after recent customer survey FileZilla refocuses on security after participation in EU bug bounty programĮuropean Union-sponsored "bug bounty" program found some security issues which have promptly been fixed. FileZilla Pro to continue work with bug bounty programīuilding on success of participation in EU security project, FileZilla will continue participating and investing project resources in bug bounty program. FileZilla Pro is making it possible for its users to store and share files with greater versatility and security. FileZilla Pro Adds Support for Keystone V3, OneDrive Sharing, and Amazon STSīy adding support for the OpenStack Swift Keystone v3 identity service, OneDrive Sharing, and Amazon Secure Token Service (STS). FileZilla Client 3.61.0 released Bugfixes and minor changes:
News - FileZilla Client 3.62.0 released Bugfixes and minor changes:
Get the server if you want to make files available for others. Pick the client if you want to transfer files.
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