Is this a trustworthy site?

~~TJ Belfiore~~ · 05-19-2009, 02:44 AM

I stumbled upon this site while browsing Google - ftp://ftp.f-secure.com/anti-virus/tools/

Are those tools useful, are they legit, can they help me if I have they issues they "fix", will they hurt my computer if I test one to see?

Thoughts, feelings, comments?

Steviee · 05-19-2009, 04:24 AM

How did you get on that site? Did you clicked on a link from the real F-secure.com and then got transferd to that site you linked in your 1st post?
If so it should be legit.

http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/f-secure.com#page-1

**lorjack** · 05-19-2009, 10:03 AM

I've never used Fsecure, they don't get good reviews but it does look legit.

tetonbob · 05-19-2009, 10:19 AM

Those are all dedicated tools for a specific purpose. Not recommended to just test things in such a manner.

ftp link is on their own page

http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/secu...removal-tools/

f-secure is indeed a legit security vendor.

~~TJ Belfiore~~ · 05-19-2009, 01:52 PM

Okay, so I'll keep all those. I used DownThemAll and nabbed them all! - (For future use). Thanks everyone!

tetonbob · 05-19-2009, 02:04 PM

Erm....not exactly what I said. They are dedicated tools for specific purposes. Freely available, so no reason to stash them if not needed.

~~TJ Belfiore~~ · 05-19-2009, 02:54 PM

Yeah, there's reason to stash them but I see no "harm" in it. Is there? Just curious. I've collected many virus-removal programs (all legit, like from Microsoft, etc) on my computer - is this not safe?

05-19-2009, 02:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
~~TJ Belfiore~~ Troubled Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 530 Posts: 3,520 OS: 7 x64, XP x32 Blog Entries: 1	Is this a trustworthy site? I stumbled upon this site while browsing Google - ftp://ftp.f-secure.com/anti-virus/tools/ Are those tools useful, are they legit, can they help me if I have they issues they "fix", will they hurt my computer if I test one to see? Thoughts, feelings, comments?

05-19-2009, 04:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Steviee Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 95 OS: XP	Re: Is this a trustworthy site? How did you get on that site? Did you clicked on a link from the real F-secure.com and then got transferd to that site you linked in your 1st post? If so it should be legit. http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/f-secure.com#page-1

05-19-2009, 10:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: Is this a trustworthy site? I've never used Fsecure, they don't get good reviews but it does look legit. __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...

05-19-2009, 10:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
tetonbob Manager, Security Center, TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA Posts: 35,673 OS: 2000 Pro; XP Pro; XP Home	Re: Is this a trustworthy site? Those are all dedicated tools for a specific purpose. Not recommended to just test things in such a manner. ftp link is on their own page http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/secu...removal-tools/ f-secure is indeed a legit security vendor. __________________ Practice Safe Surfing PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need? Because what you don't know, CAN hurt you. Proud Member of ASAP since 2005 Proud Member of UNITE since 2006 Microsoft MVP - Consumer Security 2009

05-19-2009, 01:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~TJ Belfiore~~ Troubled Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 530 Posts: 3,520 OS: 7 x64, XP x32 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Is this a trustworthy site? Okay, so I'll keep all those. I used DownThemAll and nabbed them all! - (For future use). Thanks everyone!

05-19-2009, 02:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
tetonbob Manager, Security Center, TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA Posts: 35,673 OS: 2000 Pro; XP Pro; XP Home	Re: Is this a trustworthy site? Erm....not exactly what I said. They are dedicated tools for specific purposes. Freely available, so no reason to stash them if not needed. __________________ Practice Safe Surfing PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need? Because what you don't know, CAN hurt you. Proud Member of ASAP since 2005 Proud Member of UNITE since 2006 Microsoft MVP - Consumer Security 2009

05-19-2009, 02:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
~~TJ Belfiore~~ Troubled Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 530 Posts: 3,520 OS: 7 x64, XP x32 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Is this a trustworthy site? Yeah, there's reason to stash them but I see no "harm" in it. Is there? Just curious. I've collected many virus-removal programs (all legit, like from Microsoft, etc) on my computer - is this not safe?