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I have used FlashGet for a long time because I liked it, simple and fast, clean interface. But not anymore.

All versions of FlashGet after 1.73 have been seriously compromised and I can no longer trust it nor recommend it to anyone.

I have tried version 1.92 recently and here is what I found out:

Is FlashGet spyware?

Not only have I disabled eMule and BitTorrent from the preferences, I have also manually edited configuration file and set:

ED2K.Enable=0
ED2K.Server.AutoConnect=0
ED2K.KAD.Enable=0
BT.Enable=0

All that to no avail. As you can see, FlashGet is still attempting outbound connections to some servers.

If I could put aside the broken disable option for a moment, and if those servers were regular ED2K servers I wouldn't mind but PeerGuardian clearly shows that those servers it tries to connect are FAKE.

I have used FlashGet in the past to download regular stuff like display drivers, freeware, shareware and demos, but after finding this out I will never use it again. I don't like programs which use MY Internet connection for something I haven't authorized them to do.

That is why I am recommending you not to use FlashGet anymore. There are a lot of free alternatives anyway which do not talk to someone over the Internet behind your back.