"FreeFileSync 10.0 updates removes ads from installer". ^ Virustotal analyses of OpenCandy, Virus Total, retrieved 3 February 2018.^ ADW_OPENCANDY, Trend Micro, retrieved 3 February 2018.^ OpenCandy, Sophos, retrieved 3 February 2018.I downloaded the file and (twice) Malwarebytes would stop the installation. If you 'donate' to the group which maintains FreeFileSync they send you a link to download the program without advertizing and free of OpenCandy. ^, Malwarebytes, retrieved 3 February 2018 I've read the posts about FreeFileSync and the issue that Malwarebytes is not picking up the OpenCandy.^ Richards, Gizmo (16 April 2017), Controversial Advertising Program Now Being Embedded in More Software, Tech Support Alert, retrieved 2 February 2018.^ Akerlund, Geoff (10 March 2014), FreeFileSync comes bundled with the OpenCandy malware, and there's no option to not install it., Backup Review, retrieved 2 February 2018.^ "FreeFileSync: App Reviews, Features, Pricing & Download".^ "Compare and synchronize PC files easily with FreeFileSync".Comparison of file synchronization software.Older versions are still available on the project website.
#Freefilesync malware 7.7 mac os x
The latest release compatible with Mac OS X 10.7.5 is FreeFileSync_8.4_Mac_OS_X. Support for Windows Vista and XP ended with FreeFileSync_v10.11. The website cites Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Manjaro, Mint, openSUSE and Ubuntu. On Linux many well-known distributions are supported.macOS 11.0 "Big Sur" down to Mac OS X 10.10 "Yosemite".Supported OS įreeFileSync is available for 32bit and 64bit operating systems.Īs of June 2021 the then current version 11.11 of FreeFileSync supported the following operating systems and versions: In November 2018 Norton wrongly considered FreeFileSync installer as a malware and blocked its installation. Since the release of version 10.0 in April 2018, the software is ad-free. Earlier versions were packaged with OpenCandy, an adware module which many antivirus software vendors classify as malware.