Unsafe/harmful sites to avoid.
Sites de jeux
Sites de logiciels / applications
- GetIntoPC / GetIntoMAC – Caught with malware, responsible for countless cases of malware at this point
- SadeemPC / SadeemAPK – Caught with malware multiple times
- KaranPC – Caught with malware multiple times
- AliTPB / AliPak / b4tman – Caught with malware multiple times
- FileCR – Caught with malware multiple times + unsafe extension
- FTUApps – Caught with malware
- S0ft4PC / Portable4PC – Caught with malware
- CrackingCity – Caught with malware
- CracksHash – Caught with malware
- haxNode – Caught with scurvy malware / vt
- IGI30 – Caught with malware
- 4Download / Download93 – Caught with malware
- MicroTech – Caught with malware
- Softgozar – Caught with malware
- Patoghu – Caught with malware
- AsanDL – Caught with malware
- Taiwebs – Caught with scurvy malware
- MainRepo / MRepo – Caught with malware / Note that Magisk Module MRepo is unrelated
- YASDL – Uploaded versions of stardock / jetbrains with malware
- AllPCWorld – Uploaded KMS Matrix which is known malware
- P30Download – Uploaded version of malwarbytes with known malware / 2.
- RSLOAD – Uploaded the same version of malwarebytes that got FileCR in trouble / utorrent malware
- Pesktop – Caught with malware, sources content from FileCR, 2, has filecr logo under theirs on some apps.
- Appnee – Not very careful with uploads, has multiple unsafe activators / 2
- AppValley / TutuBox / Ignition – History of ddos attacks
- CNET / Download.com / ZDNET / Softonic – History of adware / 2
- IObit – History of Adware and shady products
Sites / Clients torrent
- Kickass Torrents – Official site is long gone, all that remain are sketchy copycats
- VSTorrent – Caught with malware
- uTorrent – Considered adware, pre-adware versions exist, but it’s best to use open source clients
- BitTorrent / BitComet – Adware
- Frostwire – Adware
- BitLord – Adware
- Fake 1337x Sites / 2
Logiciels / Applications
- Downloadly (video downloader) – Crypto miner
- Opera (browser) – Poor privacy practices, 2 / Predatory Loan Apps
- McAfee – Preinstalled Bloatware
- Avast – Known for selling user data
- AVG – Owned by Avast
- Gen Digital / Norton – Owned by Avast
- Avira – Owned by Gen Digital
- CCleaner – Owned by Avast, it’s best to use the built-in Windows tool or BleachBit
- Private Internet Access / ExpressVPN / ZenMate / CyberGhost – Owned by adware distributor Kape
- BlueKik / Bluecord (chat mods) – History of spam / spying, 2
- Kik (messaging app) – App used by mostly predators / scammers
- Flix Vision – Malicious app that remotely enables TraffMonetizer
- TLauncher (minecraft launcher) – Shady business practices / Note that TLauncher Legacy and ATLauncher are unrelated
- GShade (ReShade mod) – Dev added code that can trigger unwanted reboots, 2
- TotalAV / PC Protect / Protected – Antivirus Software Scam / 2 / 3
- Watchug / Watchugofficial – Scammers that pretend their domain is for sale, then just block users after they’ve paid