In 2018, a further controversy about FileZilla's use of a bundled adware installer caused concern. These ads appear as part of the "Check for updates" dialog. The FileZilla webpage offers additional download options without adware installs, but the link to the adware download appears as the primary link, highlighted and marked as "recommended".Īs of 2016, FileZilla displays ads (called sponsored updates) when starting the application.
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Also, users reported adware programs to download and install more unwanted software, some causing alerts by security suites, for being malware. Some of the adware was reported to resist removal or restoration of previous settings, or were said to reinstall after a supposed removal. Among the reported effects are: web browser being hijacked, with content, start page and search engines being forcibly changed, popup windows, privacy or spying issues, sudden shutdown and restart events possibly leading to loss of current work.
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Numerous users reported that some of the adware installed without consent, despite declining all install requests, or used deception to obtain the user's "acceptance" to install. Just get it from the official site, i think i pressed the green download button earlier, i saw it was downloaded from the official domain, actually i dont care about the bundled offers, Filezilla is a legitimate program, they wont install it for you without your permission. In 2013 the project's hosting site,, provided the main download of FileZilla with a download wrapper, "offering" additional software for the user to install.