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Direct download link (DDL), or simply direct download, is a term used within the Internet-based file sharing community. It is used to describe a hyperlink that points to a location within the Internet where the user can download a file.
Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a commercial download manager software application for the Microsoft Windows operating system owned by American company Tonec, Inc. . IDM is a tool that assists with the management and scheduling of downloads.
In computer security, a drive-by download is the unintended download of software, typically malicious software. The term "drive-by download" usually refers to a download which was authorized by a user without understanding what is being downloaded, such as in the case of a Trojan horse. In other cases, the term may simply refer to a download ...
Windows 8.1 is a release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.It was released to manufacturing on August 27, 2013, and broadly released for retail sale on October 17, 2013, about a year after the retail release of its predecessor, and succeeded by Windows 10 on July 29, 2015.
This is a comparison of commercial software in the field of file synchronization. These programs only provide full functionality with a payment. As indicated, some are trialware and provide functionality during a trial period; some are freemium, meaning that they have freeware editions.
Download managers are occasionally used to spread malware or advertisements onto a user's computer. For example, the download page for Free Download Manager was hacked and used to spread malware on Linux devices from 2020 to 2022.
Category for free and open-source software that runs exclusively on the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. Free and open-source software portal See also: Category:macOS-only free software and Category:Linux-only free software
Installation (or setup) of a computer program (including device drivers and plugins), is the act of making the program ready for execution.Installation refers to the particular configuration of software or hardware with a view to making it usable with the computer.