The popular file downloading add-on Orbit Downloader has been reported to contain the code for a Denial of Service (DOS) attack. Orbit Downloader is a highly acknowledged download manager that lets you increase your downloads speed, and in addition, also offers to grab video files from several video portals.
Orbit Downloader is a very popular free download manager add-on for web browsers. It is believed to direct enormous network traffic and has also been listed in several software popular software downloading portals such as CNET, FileHippo and Softpedia. The app has been in this business for about a decade now and that is another reason why it is so much of a big deal that the program has been found to distribute vicious code.
In order to make money, the app bundles some revenue generating add-on such as OpenCandy, which essentially displays advertisements in your browser. Such Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) are a common sight these days, with many freeware wanting to bundle them for some extra bucks. In a routine check, ESET researchers found something that was pretty big even for them to believe. The Orbit Downloader doesn’t only possess low phase adware which is something you could expect from such tools, but an internet attacking code known as Denial of Service (DOS).
This version has also been identified, and according to ESET, between the version 4.1.1.14 which came out on Christmas last year, and version 4.1.1.5 that was released on January 10th this year, the executable program orbitdm.exe seem to have been dosed up with the malware modules.
What should you do now
Although the older versions don’t seem to have any infections scripted to them, Eset recommends that you to uninstall Orbit Downloader from your computer and any other suspicious add-ons from your browser. VirusTotal test shows that Eset, Ikarus, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes & Trend Micro flag the OrbitSetup as malware. In addition, we highly recommend that you carry out a full system scan with your security software as well as some other Standalone On demand Antivirus Scanner, if you feel, to check if your computer has any other malware floating inside.
Stay safe!
Yikes! Going to uninstall it right away!
Portable version is safe????
Proof to back this up? Because this just seems like another biased article to make people uninstall the software just because you don’t personally like it. You say there’s evidence but you haven’t provided any. If you’re going to make things up to force people to stop using software you don’t like at least try and make it sound believable or don’t bother! If you believe this crap then i’m sorry but you’re just a gullible moron!
It is a news article, not a featured or how to piece. I am paraphrasing a news from ESET smart security’s blog. You know it is a reputed security firm. You need evidence , we have provided the link, ping them. There is an obligation, we can’t put every single line from their blog. I hope this will ring some bells.
We have nothing against any software, and it is not an opinionated article.
We don’t think so, and won’t recommend taking such risk. There are many more bug free awesome download manager available, you may wanna look into that.