the 291KB file, "Install JDownloader.exe", is a web installer, as is "JDownloader2_Clean_Installer.exe". The JDownloader installation contains adware according to several sources, including the developers own forums. sh shell script file, so there's nothing else included.Īh, yes. For GNU/Linux users, the installer is just a. The 41.7MB downloaded file is actually hosted on 's CDNįrom what I've read, jdownloader in recent versions indeed has included adaware in their installer, but you can just click "Deny" instead of "Accept" and it'll completely skip the bundled adware. It is an important component of JDownloader Setup for Windows and is located in c:usersUSERNAMEdownloads by default. My first reply included a screen shot of the VirusTotal results, with a detection rate of 24 of 70 engines, for "Install JDownloader.exe", which I downloaded directly from .Įrr, the direct download from would be a 41.7MB file, your first screenshot showed a 291KB file, definitely the wrong one. Download jDownloader for Windows now from Softonic: 100 safe and virus free.
#Jdownloader 2 adware free installer for free#
I went through numerous installer for free soft and I can always opt out of adware.
It's horseshit, time and again, that people can avoid this. The next thing I know it's attacking my security. When something is free and popular, others will offer downloads of it with their own stuff attached to it. All I could do was double click the web installer, let it download files and then click next. Not saying Patco did that, but many do, then wonder why they get alerts. Not realizing a bunch of adware has been attached to the installer they found. There's an adware free page here, however I'd recommend using the bloated installer and unchecking the bloat as the dev deserves the money. Sometimes people search and go with the first site they see.
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