Editing Download manager (section)

== Criticism ==
Download managers are occasionally used to spread [[malware]] or advertisements onto a user's computer. For example, the download page for [[Free Download Manager]] was hacked and used to spread malware on [[Linux]] devices from 2020 to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Das |first=Ankush |date=2023-09-13 |title=Linux Malware! Read This If You Use Free Download Manager |url=https://news.itsfoss.com/free-download-manager-malware/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=It's FOSS News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Craig Hale |date=2023-09-13 |title=This free download manager site actually just redirected Linux users to malware for years |url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-free-download-manager-site-actually-just-redirected-linux-users-to-malware-for-years |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref> Other download managers have been noted to contain advertisements, be identified as malware by [[antivirus software]], or attempt to install unwanted software during installation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Tim |date=2023-11-09 |title=8 Best Free Download Managers |url=https://www.lifewire.com/free-download-managers-4129266 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Lifewire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Ax |date=2022-09-24 |title=Fake Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' has 200,000 installs |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-chrome-extension-internet-download-manager-has-200-000-installs/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=BleepingComputer |language=en-us}}</ref>