Is it safe to download stuff from mediafire and/or adfly? I've been avoiding it and only downloading things with simfileshare or googledrive because I wasn't sure. How safe or risky are these sites? (I never click on their ads.)
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Those can be behind adfly too
As long as it links directly to Mediafire it should be okay having an Ad Blocker just in cause. But I wouldn't trust any AdFly links no matter what or where they link to.
Okay actually I'm totally and completely nuts LOL
Look at this post and video from a cc creator about it and you will understand.
https://renorasims.tumblr.com/post/186002664728/the-risks-of-adfly-shorte-etc#notes
I'd have to want it reaaaaly bad to bother with that.
"If you, as a CC consumer, really must have a piece of CC that someone has put behind an AdFly (or other ad shortner) link take EXTREME precautions to protect your computer. This post will help you find ad blockers that will help you to keep safe
She gives address of another Simmer for advice....
https://mystericsims.tumblr.com/post/172150586809 …."
No it doesn't as it's just some advert links you have to go pass to get to the free content.
Don't count on it AdFly can be as bad and in rare cases worse than 4Shared and Baidu and those 2 are already known as trojan, virus and worm hell.
Okay actually I'm totally and completely nuts LOL
Also, get a good free viruscan like AVG and Malware and you get enough warnings or blockages.
Never download .exe files anyway
There are extensions you can use to bypass adfly links but the bigger problems is the link shorteners people use which is the worse to make it where they can use it.
I've used mediafire for my CC before and ita been fine. But always protect yourself. Yeah I can understand people wanting compensation for their work, but not at the expense of others. Just no.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not endorsing AdFly. I avoid it like the plague. I’m just saying that if you absolutely must have that hair (or whatever) hidden behind an AdFly link, there are ways to protect yourself (to a degree).
https://adfreereuploads.tumblr.com
Mediafire is a file hosting service like Sim File Share or Dropbox - in itself it's fine.
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