• DarkCloud@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This is why I never feel safe downloading a program from Github. I need a recognisable domain name website that google or duckduckgo has picked as the product.

    No it’s not perfect, but it feels safer than a random github.

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      I need a recognisable domain name website that google or duckduckgo has picked as the product.

      This doesn’t always work. For example, I used to (and still do) see a lot of fake websites when I l type revanced (https://revanced.app/) on duckduckgo, and I’ve nearly fallen for two of the fake ones before (I think two of .com / .org / .to…?)

      Thankfully ublock origin warns users of this:

      Otherwise, I’d have 100% downloaded some malware-loaded crap.

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        2 months ago

        Just tried a search for Magisk and uBlock indeed does a great job at blocking all the scam websites.

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          It’s important to note that new scam sites won’t be picked up until someone reports them, so there’s still a chance you’ll be one of the first to a new domain.

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      2 months ago

      I need to install Magisk.

      Google:
      1st result: their Github page
      2: magisk-manager.fr.uptodownDOTcom/android
      3: magiskmanagerDOTcom/
      4: magisk-manager.fr.softonicDOTcom/android

      Kagi:
      1st result: their Github page
      2: magiskDOTme/ (icon showing it may be scam)
      3: magiskmanagerDOTcom/ (scam icon)
      4: themagiskDOTcom/ (scam icon)

      No way I’m clicking on anything but the Github page.
      Kagi is somewhat better than Google, but you have to pay attention to the small warning icon.
      I would say bot search engines do a bad job and shouldn’t show those results (or have an option “show me unsafe websites”)

      edit: uptodown and softonic might not be as bad. Still wouldn’t download from them.