FlashGet

FlashGet 1.9.1012 running on Windows Server 2008
Original author(s)	侯延堂 (Canadian Chinese)
Developer(s)	Trend Media
Stable release	3.5  (12 May 2010; 2 months ago (2010-05-12)) [+/−]
Preview release	[+/−]
Operating system	Windows
Available in	Multilingual
Type	Download manager, BitTorrent client
License	Proprietary, Freeware
Website	www.flashget.com

FlashGet (formerly JetCar, from the literal translation of the Chinese phrase 快车) is a freeware download manager for Microsoft Windows. It was originally available in either paid or advert-supported versions, the latter of which included an Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object (BHO).

Contents 1 Features 2 Malware concerns 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Features

• Integration with web browsers such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, Avant Browser, Maxthon
• Can download a sequence of files
• Download a file from multiple locations
• Split files to download into sections, and download each section simultaneously
• Integrated web crawler
• Language support
• Supports d and unauthorized Chinese applications.[6] Some of the ads were aggressively popping out of the system tray, causing much inconvenience. The installer was also converted to Chinese making it difficult for many users to install and remove the software.^[7]

  [edit] See also

  • Comparison of download managers

  [edit] References

  1. ^ FlashGet release history
  2. ^ Bass, Steve (2008-03-26), FlashGet's Security Hole Delivers a Trojan, PC World, http://blogs.pcworld.com/tipsandtweaks/archives/006695.html 
  3. ^ The Case of the Flashget Trojan Download, Kaspersky, 2008-03-15, http://forum.kaspersky.com/lofiversion/index.php/t63419.html 
  4. ^ Emsisoft Malware-Info, Emsisoft, http://www.emsisoft.com/en/malware/?Adware.Win32.FlashGet 
  5. ^ Gostev, Alexander (2008-03-14), TrojanGet infects users around the world, Kaspersky Lab, http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog?weblogid=208187496 
  6. ^ Panganiban, Francis (2010-04-04), FlashGet 3.4 sucks!, KIX|TRIX, http://kixtrix.com/2010/04/04/flashget-3-4-sucks/ 
  7. ^ Panganiban, Francis (2010-04-07), FlashGet Followup: Uninstalling and Downgrading 3.4, KIX|TRIX, http://kixtrix.com/2010/04/07/flashget-followup-uninstalling-and-downgrading-3-4/ 

  [edit] External links

  • FlashGet
  • How to download Real Media files using FlashGet

  
  

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