Orbit Downloader

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Orbit Downloader
Developer(s)Innoshock
Initial release8 November 2006; 18 years ago (2006-11-08)[1]
Final release
4.1.1.19[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 17 January 2014
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
PlatformIA-32
TypeMalware[3][4] (originally download manager)
LicenseMalware[3][4] (originally adware[5])
Websiteorbitdownloader.com (Offline)

Orbit Downloader is a discontinued download manager for Microsoft Windows. Launched in 2006, its developers abandoned it in 2009.[4] In 2013, Orbit Downloader was classified as malware by antivirus software after ESET discovered a botnet in the application.[3][6][7][4][8]

Features

One of the main features of the program is its ability to grab and download embedded Flash Video files from online video platforms.[9] Orbit Downloader also accelerates downloads by acting as a peer-to-peer client, utilizing bandwidth of other users.

Orbit Downloader supports downloading from

Mozilla Firefox and Opera web browsers.[9]

Funding and malicious conduct

Although Orbit Downloader is free, it is an

advertising-supported product since it offers to change the web browser's homepage upon installation and also offers to install software that are not critical for its operation.[5] Also it has begun to display built-in ads inside the program main window and when a dialog of a finished download appears.[citation needed
]

On 21 August 2013, the WeLiveSecurity blog, published by the

Download.com, DownloadCrew, MajorGeeks, Softpedia and Softonic disabled its download.[4][10][11][12][8] Betanews attempted to contact the developers but discovered that their last blog activity had been in 2009 and the Orbit community forum has since been left to a spammer.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Changelog". OrbitDownloader.com. Innoshock. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Orbit Rich Media Downloader Changelog". Archived from the original on 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Orbital Decay: the dark side of a popular file downloading tool". WeLiveSecurity. ESET. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Williams, Mike (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader includes DDoS code, says ESET". Betanews.
  5. ^ a b "Orbit Downloader 4.0.0.6". Softpedia. SoftNews SRL. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  6. ^ a b Constantin, Lucian (22 August 2013). "Popular download management program has hidden DDoS component, researchers say". Computerworld. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b "DDoS Weapon Found Hidden in Orbit Downloader". Infosecurity Magazine. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  8. ^ a b Clarke, Tom (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader contains trojan – downloads blocked". Softonic.
  9. ^ a b "Features". OrbitDownloader.com. Innoshock. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  10. CBS Interactive
    . 14 September 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  11. ^ Thornton, Bob (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader 4.1.1.18". DownloadCrew.
  12. ^ Kovacs, Eduard (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader Contains DDOS Component, ESET Warns". Softpedia. SoftNews.
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