er det virus på download.com?

[GtHoo]

hei jeg bare lurer på om det er virus på www.download.com

Endret 24. mars 2009 av www1

[CypheroN]

Nei, det er nok ikke det. En ganske trygg side.

[Pivotal]

uhm, hæ? Om det er virus på download.com? Heller usannsynlig.

[GtHoo]

noen fler som vet?

 

 

tusen takk for raske svar

[CypheroN]

Det er ikke virus der.

[Lars Dongeri Oppholdsnes]

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Software quality

 

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Prohibited software

 

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Content

 

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File hosting

 

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Product usability

 

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Duplicate listings

 

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Product updates and product sets

 

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Links to CNET Downloads

 

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User satisfaction

 

We encourage all software publishers to provide quality customer service and assist users with any issues related to the software. We may choose to remove products or publishers if we receive a significant volume of negative user feedback or complaints, or if we feel users are not being given an adequate level of customer service and support.

General conduct

 

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