Editing CDex (section)

==Potential risks and adware controversy==
Online discussions over concerns relating to the safety and security of CDex have been ongoing since at least 2013<ref>http://forum.cakewalk.com/Is-CDex-Safe-m2886714.aspx</ref> with many asserting that the software has become [[malware]]. Post-2013 reincarnations of CDex have seen a number of sponsored programs being automatically selected (or selected without any knowledge at all) during installation with little information about their nature. Scan results suggest there may be risks attached to installing them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/20391/beware-of-adware-malware/ |title=beware of adware/malware |work=alternativeto.net |date= |accessdate=2015-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208080915/http://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/20391/beware-of-adware-malware/ |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

Open source commentators have suggested that the current maintainer and software should not be trusted and even that CDex should be avoided outright. Support links are now broken and the ticketing system no longer exists. There are no contact details provided or any way to interact with the developer. The installer bundles [[adware]] without any notifications. Despite updates nominally being made to the application, some of these have involved bundling the installer with hidden adware. [[MalwareBytes]] has adopted the stance, as of 2019, that CDex contains [[potentially unwanted program]]s and thus flags the CDex package as malware.<ref>https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/244752-is-cdex-215-detection-a-false-positive/</ref> The rolling back of source code availability has prevented a proper audit and stymied any potential defence of CDex's case. Further, anecdotal discussion has resulted in claims that versions of CDex from the latter half of the 2010s are adding artifacts to the ends of certain tracks ripped by the program.