Softonic’s File Security Status: Ensuring a Safe Download Experience

At Softonic, we prioritize your device’s safety by scanning all files hosted on our platform to assess and prevent potential harm. Our team performs thorough checks on each new file upload and periodically reviews files to confirm or update their status.

Understanding Our File Status Indicators

Our global process allows us to set a status for any downloadable file as follows:

Healthy Software

It is very likely that this software is healthy.

What does this mean?

We have scanned the file and URLs associated with this program with more than 50 of the world’s leading antiviruses and no potential threats were detected.

Potentially Malicious Software

Warning: It is very likely that this software is malicious or contains unwanted software.

Why is this software still available in our catalog?

Based on our analysis system, we have determined that these indicators are likely false positives.

What is a false positive?

This means that a healthy program is mistakenly flagged as malicious due to an overly broad detection signature or algorithm used in an antivirus.

Blocked Software

Blocked: It is very likely that this software is malicious or contains unwanted software.

Why is this software no longer available in our catalog?

Based on our analysis system, we have determined that these indicators are likely to be truly positive.

Reporting Issues and Ensuring a Malware-Free Catalog

While we strive to guarantee a malware-free catalog of programs and applications, we may occasionally miss potentially malicious software. To address this, our team has integrated a reporting software feature into each catalog page that sends your feedback back to us.

Report any particular issues you may encounter, and Softonic will address them as soon as possible.