FlashGet
Original author(s)侯延堂 (Chinese)
Developer(s)Trend Media Co. Ltd.
Stable release
3.7.0.1220[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 17 May 2013 (17 May 2013)
Preview releaseNone [±]
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeDownload manager, BitTorrent client
LicenseProprietary freeware
Websitewww.flashget.com

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

Features

FlashGet can be integrated with web browsers such as Avant Browser, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Maxthon and SeaMonkey. It can download a sequence of files and it can download a file from multiple locations. It can split files to download into sections, and download each section simultaneously. It has an integrated offline reader. It supports HTTP, FTP, Microsoft Media Services, RTSP, BitTorrent and since version 1.8.4 eDonkey[2] downloads.

Malware concerns

FlashGet has suffered from security flaws in its update mechanism which caused users to become infected with trojan viruses.[3][4]

There is also some concern about FlashGet downloading every file indicated by its FGUpdate3.ini file that is downloaded from the developer every time FlashGet is started. A malicious FGUpdate3.ini modified for exploit and introduced directly through the developer's server could cause FlashGet to download malware to the computer without alerting the user.[5]

On April 4, 2010, FlashGet 3.4 was released containing adware and other undisclosed 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FlashGet 3.7.0.1220 International, revised version released". 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "FlashGet release history". Flashget.com. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  3. ↑ Bass, Steve (2008-03-26), FlashGet's Security Hole Delivers a Trojan, PC World, archived from the original on 2010-04-03, retrieved 2010-05-19
  4. ↑ Emsisoft Malware-Info, Emsisoft, 18 June 2014
  5. ↑ Gostev, Alexander (2008-03-14), TrojanGet infects users around the world, Kaspersky Lab, archived from the original on 2013-01-05
  6. ↑ Panganiban, Francis (2010-04-04), FlashGet 3.4 sucks!, KIX|TRIX, archived from the original on July 14, 2010{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ Panganiban, Francis (2010-04-07), FlashGet Followup: Uninstalling and Downgrading 3.4, KIX|TRIX, archived from the original on September 27, 2010{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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