Windows 10: Sourceforge safe or not?

Could you help me understand SourceForge. I want to install "SageThump" but the only source is from SourceForge. For years SF was a dangerous place to DL and install apps from. What's your opinion on SF? thank you.

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sourceforge bundles malware

From the main Filezilla Sourceforge page you can also browse the files, this is usually used for downloading older versions but you can download the latest version as well through there. At the top right of the file list is an option to switch to "Direct Download Link" to On. So anything you download from the file list will be the actual file, not the malware filled Sourceforge installer.

 

SourceForge - Download Snapshot

So after Raven Software released the source code to JK II, I thought I'd check it out. I went to SourceForge and clicked "Download Snapshot" like the author suggests.

The file downloads as a .tar.gz file, which I open with PeaZip to reveal a .tmp file. I don't understand why this is. I can then change the .tmp extension to .zip and extract its contents, but why is it downloading as a packaged .tmp file? Am I going about it the wrong way?

I searched a number of different ways on Google to no avail.

Let's not even get started on SourceForge's forum software. *Laugh :laugh:

Thanks.

EDIT: I totally neglected to add links, but upon visiting the respective SourceForge pages for these releases I found they're no longer available. I'm really not certain why that is. Here are the links anyway:

Jedi Outcast
Jedi Academy

 

New FF - passwords

Hi:

If that setting is already enabled, then I suggest as the next troubleshooting step might be Mozilla Safe Mode (not to be confused with Windows Safe Mode)):

Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode | Firefox Help

• Please report back and let us know the outcome, as it will dictate the next steps.
• Also: please tell us what AV/AM/firewall programs are you running on this system?

Thanks,
MM