I tried the latest version of FG, but it also showed unauthorized connections.

FG sending my data to these P addresses) or possible attacks ?Ĭlick to expand.This is the version I'm using and it also shows un-authorized connections. To counteract this possible spying, I simply use my firewall to limit FlashGet to connecting to the IP's of th4 servers I actually wish to download from.Īm I leaving myself open to data leaks (ie. Some of the IP addresses I've noticed it connecting to are:ĥ9.151.31.139 Asia Pacific Network Information CentreĦ0.28.197.234 Asia Pacific Network Information Centre addreses on a random interval during a download (eg. The problem is that, while the FlashGet website (and just about every download website) states it is free from spyware/malware/etc., FlashGet appears to connect to other 'unknown' I.P.

Because of this, I sometimes use another download manager and have found FlashGet to be the best of the bunch IMO (although still not perfect). However, occassionally DTA doesn't allow pause/resume with some downloads and doesn't always have high download speeds. I've tried several download managers and generally tend to use Firefox with the DownThemAll! extension.

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