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Open Download Manager...Safe?

Knight22179Knight22179 Posts: 1,195
edited October 2013 in The Commons

There's a Poser/Daz Studio freebie someone made for Genesis but in order to download it, I need Open Download Manager. Which, of course, I really DON'T want or need. But there's really no way around this since I really want that freebie.

Does anyone on here have Open Download Manager? Is it safe?

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  • CypherFOXCypherFOX Posts: 3,401
    edited December 1969

    Greetings,
    Really...? It _requires_ the use of a download accelerator? More over one that only runs on Windows?

    Can I ask what freebie?

    -- Morgan

  • Knight22179Knight22179 Posts: 1,195
    edited December 1969

    The top two

    http://freelancecomics.blogspot.it/2011/04/descargas-downloads.html

  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,258
    edited December 1969

    Yes it's safe. A large percentage of people are using it. What freebie are you talking about?

  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,258
    edited October 2013

    Knight22179 said:
    The top two

    http://freelancecomics.blogspot.it/2011/04/descargas-downloads.html

    Only DAZ products can be used in DIM

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  • Knight22179Knight22179 Posts: 1,195
    edited October 2013

    Frank0314 said:
    Knight22179 said:
    The top two

    http://freelancecomics.blogspot.it/2011/04/descargas-downloads.html

    Only DAZ products can be used in DIM

    These aren't Daz Products as far as I know. They are freebies. Does that still apply?

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  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,258
    edited December 1969

    You can't use those products in DIM because they aren't DAZ products.

  • CypherFOXCypherFOX Posts: 3,401
    edited October 2013

    Greetings,
    Frank, it's the "Open Download Manager", a specific product...not DIM.

    Okay, that's a SKETCHY site, with $#!tty morals (to be clear, I mean the 'linkbucks' site, not the freebie author themselves). I understand the desire to monetize freebie downloads, but...bleh.

    Instead of clicking the dialog box that pops up (which is why you think you need "Open Download Manager", click the 'Skip this ad' link in the upper right.

    You do NOT need to download Open Download Manager, and given that method of pushing it at you, I would strongly recommend against doing so.

    -- Morgan

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  • Knight22179Knight22179 Posts: 1,195
    edited December 1969

    I don't have DIM. Does that make a difference?

  • CypherFOXCypherFOX Posts: 3,401
    edited December 1969

    Greetings,
    Just in case we crossed posts and you didn't see, not having DIM has nothing to do with it. You don't need the Open Download Manager, and should probably not choose to download it.

    Just click the 'Skip this ad' link, and you'll be immediately downloading the actual armors. They look neat, so I've picked them up myself, and didn't have to download anything other than the armor.

    -- Morgan

  • Knight22179Knight22179 Posts: 1,195
    edited December 1969

    Cypherfox said:
    Greetings,
    Just in case we crossed posts and you didn't see, not having DIM has nothing to do with it. You don't need the Open Download Manager, and should probably not choose to download it.

    Just click the 'Skip this ad' link, and you'll be immediately downloading the actual armors. They look neat, so I've picked them up myself, and didn't have to download anything other than the armor.

    -- Morgan

    Ok, thank you. :)

  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,258
    edited December 1969

    My bad I thought it was being asked if its safe to open DIM

  • frodifrodi Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Don't use that download manager, I have been bitten twice. And was left trying to clean up the mess.

  • islandgurl31islandgurl31 Posts: 250
    edited December 1969

    I thought I seen a couple of those armors on ShareCG? Not sure but they looked similar. Hope this helps a little :-).

  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited October 2013

    The Open Download Manager button is crap and is meant to trick people into clicking it- it's not the real download. The actual button is the "skip this ad" in the upper right, which if you hover over it, will show a dropbox download link to the associated *.rar file.

    If you start using Adblock, you'll see nothing but the "skip this ad" button and won't be fooled. :)

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  • Knight22179Knight22179 Posts: 1,195
    edited December 1969

    Vaskania said:
    The Open Download Manager button is crap and is meant to trick people into clicking it- it's not the real download. The actual button is the "skip this ad" in the upper right, which if you hover over it, will show a dropbox download link to the associated *.rar file.

    If you start using Adblock, you'll see nothing but the "skip this ad" button and won't be fooled. :)

    Where do I get AdBlock?

  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited October 2013

    Knight22179 said:
    Vaskania said:
    The Open Download Manager button is crap and is meant to trick people into clicking it- it's not the real download. The actual button is the "skip this ad" in the upper right, which if you hover over it, will show a dropbox download link to the associated *.rar file.

    If you start using Adblock, you'll see nothing but the "skip this ad" button and won't be fooled. :)

    Where do I get AdBlock?

    Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/?src=search
    Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=en-US

    I can't help you if you use IE, I haven't used that since Win98. lol

    Once installed, go to it's options/settings and make sure you have EasyList (English), and I also recommend Malware Domains and EasyPrivacy. I also have it set to allow some non-intrusive advertising.

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  • Knight22179Knight22179 Posts: 1,195
    edited December 1969

    Vaskania said:
    Knight22179 said:
    Vaskania said:
    The Open Download Manager button is crap and is meant to trick people into clicking it- it's not the real download. The actual button is the "skip this ad" in the upper right, which if you hover over it, will show a dropbox download link to the associated *.rar file.

    If you start using Adblock, you'll see nothing but the "skip this ad" button and won't be fooled. :)

    Where do I get AdBlock?

    Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/?src=search
    Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=en-US

    I can't help you if you use IE, I haven't used that since Win98. lol

    Thanks, Vaskania. :)

  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited December 1969

    Np. I edited my post with a few tips for the options.

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