SourceForge including crapware in installers -- Notepad++ leaves SourceForge

[The Killer Cop #311]

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-plus-plus-leaves-sf.html

The crapware part's also featured in this.

Glad Github exists for this kind of stuff.

[Ad Bot]

[Operator¹]

apparently sourceforge has been added to the uBlock filters

lol

[TheBlackParrot]

There's malware in the GIMP SF installer as well.

[Kochieboy]

Same with a bunch of other projects... What a shane that they had to sell out.

[Pecon]

Same with Filezilla. The bloatware is literally impossible to avoid, have to opt for zip install to avoid it.

Edit: The notepad++ article should advocate some currently viable alternatives like Github or self-hosting (if financially viable).

[ZERØ]

This may be slightly irrelevant but its still bloatware.


Microsoft has finally labeled the Ask Toolbar malware,  and now scans for it In defender/MSE.

[Jonathant1]

There's malware in the GIMP SF installer as well.

Good thing at the time I installed GIMP, SF wasnt part of it. Damn, that sucks though.

[blueblur121]

On the other hand, everyone abondoning SF is great for Github.

[Bricknave]

Good on Notepad++!

Microsoft has finally labeled the Ask Toolbar malware,  and now scans for it In defender/MSE.

About time.

[blueblur121]

Microsoft has finally labeled the Ask Toolbar malware,  and now scans for it In defender/MSE.

The version they labeled as malware isn't the current version.