Best Free Download Manager?

[Rubicone]

There are a number of choices available out there but I am unsure as to which one to select and looking for opinions on what experiences users have had both positive and negative.

[Mahmud603]

Download Accelerator - excellent.

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[Rubicone]

Someone told me that it contains spyware and for that reason I would like to look at some alternatives.Other suggestions?

[ALLANB4]

Real network has a great one www.real.com

[kxn]

I like FlashGet the best. It has everything you can want in a download manager. I tried Gozilla! and it is too slow (loading and downloading). I tried GetRight, pretty good too, but shareware. FlashGet is freeware but ad-supported. I think it uses one of those "spy-ad". Site below:
http://www.flashget.com

OR
http://www.amazesoft.com/

Both will bring to the same site.

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"The point of living, and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come." Peter Ustinov

[Rubicone]

So what is the best non-spyware freeware download manager?

[kxn]

Maybe none...? You get what you paid for. Peace

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"The point of living, and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come." Peter Ustinov

[Caeser]

I think all of the programs listed are either spyware or add supported. If there is a free program meeting your specifications I'am not aware of it.

[Rubicone]

Someone suggested to me I use a program called Octopus available at the site listed below. Has anyone heard or have any experience with it?
http://members.nbci.com/Moskalyuk/Octopus/

[maxximilian]

I believe Octopus is spyware too. Here is a list on known spyware programs for reference:

http://www.infoforce.qc.ca/spyware/enknownlistfrm.html

[Rubicone]

Is there a list of non-spyware programs, and if so where (provide a link, if you please)?

[slipe]

There is a difference between spyware and ad supported. DAP is ad supported but puts nothing on your computer to report home like Go!Zilla and others. AdAware is a good spyware cleaning program and it has found nothing from DAP.

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[maxximilian]

HMMMM....A list of non-spyware programs. I doubt it because the list would be so small it probably wouldn't constitute a list. You could try this site for such a thing:
http://ftpplanet.com/

Or you can give this page a whirl and see what you can find:

http://www.adcop.org/smallfish/dloaders.htm

[maxximilian]

slipe,

Trish-A and I were discussing this earlier. Check this thread for some info that I found in DAP's license agreement:

http://discussions.virtualdr.com/For...ML/001788.html

[Caeser]

I would disagree Slipe Zone Alarm has stopped dap from calling home many times on my system