I just wanted some reassurance before downloading Orbit’s free download manager. I had an older version and kept ignoring the invitation to update to the newest one because it wants to install a toolbar. That is totally out of the question!! Well I reformatted my p.c. to totally rid myself of that damn DAP down loader with the evil Speedbit, and I’ve been doing some extensive searching for different opinions on Orbit, and it seems to be okay. I went to their website and they listed Avast among many, as certifying that they are totally 100% clean!! Now what I want to know, plain and simple, is this true! I’ll be waiting for your trusted and knowledgeable replies! Thanks! ;D
Well it’s hard to tell from your description much.
I've been doing some extensive searching for different opinions on Orbit, and it seems to be okay. I went to their website and they listed Avast among many, as certifying that they are totally 100% clean!!
A link would be nice. It's not possible to confirm this unless we know where you went to download the software.
From personal habit, I use www.download.com. Here is the link for your specific program:
It seems to have good reviews so it’s up to you to decide. I haven’t had any problems with viruses on Download.com but this is not a guaranty. I would do a scan before installing the software and if that doesn’t reveal anything then it should be OK.
What concerns me is that it installs a toolbar in IE, I only use Firefox but the idea of a toolbar that I don’t have the option to pass on makes me very uncomfortable.
When I had version 2.8.1 it was the same way in Firefox, after I did the reformatting I thought I might try the newest version…but as I said it’s that toolbar! Luckily I was able to locate the older version I had before at download.com. I’ll probably just download it. What caught my attention… as I said before, was Orbit’s claim that Avast along with more than a dozen others, say they are as pure as the driven snow!! Absolutely “no dirt on their hands”, and since my name isn’t ‘Chicken Little’ nor was I born yesterday, I wanted verification of that fact!!! Are any of the senior moderators here that might have knowledge of Orbit’s claim, and could they shed some light on all of this!!! Techie…are you in the house!!! ;D
I just installed version 2.8.18 and I was ask both for fire fox, Opera and internet explorer to make exceptions for the fire wall. What’s up with that? ???
I don’t know why it would ask for a firewall exception, but Orbit Downloader has been under suspicion for a while about “phoning home”… im guessing this doesn’t make their situation any better
I didn’t like the early versions of flashget and tried others, the one I have been using for a long time without problem (and no phoning home on my system) is Orbit Downloader.
Well I had and have Free Download Manager which works great but there are some downloads it won’t handle. So I tried Orbit which worked fine and did what I wanted it to do but because of the whole deal with the Firewall I have un-installed it.
Oh well, I’ll look for something else.
Thank you all for the quick replies and the suggestions.
I am using FDM for a long time without any problem & it has lots of features that any download manager can ever have. You u please tell which type of downloads FDM can’t handle but orbit can?