CNET.com is a dangerous scam, so which online computer magazines can I trust, and why can I trust them?

I have proved beyond doubt that my computer was infected with a virus by a download from CNET.com that CNET.com guaranteed to be virus-free. It has already cost me at least a thousand dollars in lost business. How can I know which online computer magazines to trust. I don’t want recommendations that I have to blindly trust; I want to know how to prove that such websites are safe.

Answer by Aaron
Um if one of there downloads were infected, just report it.

If CNET could not be trusted, I would heard of it. My dangerous website detector would go off that crazy. I see indentions of any hackers that infected it.

Answer by movie_one1234
cnet.com, is not a dangerous scam, and is not cnet’s fault, because they host mutliple/different programs of sites, which may be infected. Because cnet does not keep track of all the software, because there are softwares updated all the time. I suggest you seek the vendor/creator of the software and contact the police about them.

Answer by Ed G
If you are asking for sites to download from Softpedia, file hippo, and Beta news are all good. But I would also have put CNET.com at the top of the list. I’ve went to Beta news to download something and it had been pulled because it was infected. So I’m guessing some people got infected. That stuff happens. I always scan anything I download. I don’t think you are going to find a site with a better rep. than cnet.

Answer by michael s
This is absolutely absurd !!! CNet.com is one of the safest download sites on the Web period…and I challenge anyone who will disagree…your computer was not infected by a download from CNet.com but from another source.. I have downloaded all my programs including security, games, and spyware and not one infection as a result…but go ahead and prove me wrong ! Give me the Facts !

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CNET First Look – Peek Pronto video by Nicole Lee (screenshot)


Image by @jozjozjoz
I’m not famous, but my friends are!

So if they get emails from me while they are shooting videos for CNET about an email device, my name will show up in their inbox for like a split second! (See the video at the :50 mark!)

See the video:
reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/peek-pronto/4505-6454_7-3356…
cnettv.cnet.com/2001-1_53-50005642.html

Thanks, Nicole Lee! (hee hee, like she had any choice in the matter)

Thanks to @zac_in_ak for the heads up!

which one is more useful for finding and downloading software, Cnet or Softpedia, or any other?

Answer by mg© – anti VT™ MG AM© Fundi4Life
use whichever one displays what your looking for first, they both provide the same files, so it doesnt matter.

Answer by Chris G
They’re both good, and they’re both safe.  Use the one that you prefer the look of, and that you find easier to use.
 

Answer by F-U-N
I prefer Cnet its easy to download the software I am looking for. Cnet always reviews and test out the software you can download from them. So you can get a review from the experts at Cnet and not just consumer reviews. I trust Cnet a lot, cuz I know some download sites there are software’s that are not trusted. It’s all personal preference though.

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