Editing FlashGet (section)

==Malware concerns==
FlashGet has suffered from security flaws in its update mechanism which caused users to become infected with [[Trojan horse (computing)|trojan viruses.]]<ref>{{citation |url=http://blogs.pcworld.com/tipsandtweaks/archives/006695.html |title=FlashGet's Security Hole Delivers a Trojan |publisher=PC World |date=2008-03-26 |first=Steve |last=Bass |access-date=2010-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403074627/http://blogs.pcworld.com/tipsandtweaks/archives/006695.html |archive-date=2010-04-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.emsisoft.com/en/malware/?Adware.Win32.FlashGet |title=Emsisoft Malware-Info |date=18 June 2014 |publisher=Emsisoft}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog?weblogid=208187496 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105064632/http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog?weblogid=208187496 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-05 |title=TrojanGet infects users around the world |first=Alexander |last=Gostev |date=2008-03-14 |publisher=Kaspersky Lab }}</ref>

On April 4, 2010, FlashGet 3.4 was released containing adware and other undisclosed and unauthorized Chinese applications.<ref>{{citation|url=http://kixtrix.com/2010/04/04/flashget-3-4-sucks/ |title=FlashGet 3.4 sucks! |date=2010-04-04 |first=Francis |last=Panganiban |publisher=KIX&#124;TRIX |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714012230/http://kixtrix.com/2010/04/04/flashget-3-4-sucks/ |archive-date=July 14, 2010 }}  </ref> 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.<ref>{{citation|url=http://kixtrix.com/2010/04/07/flashget-followup-uninstalling-and-downgrading-3-4/ |title=FlashGet Followup: Uninstalling and Downgrading 3.4 |date=2010-04-07 |first=Francis |last=Panganiban |publisher=KIX&#124;TRIX |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927011333/http://kixtrix.com/2010/04/07/flashget-followup-uninstalling-and-downgrading-3-4/ |archive-date=September 27, 2010 }} </ref>