Is Free Download Manager a Security Risk for Linux Users?

Why Linux is the more secure option

David Turcotte
Mr. David Turcotte
Published in
7 min readSep 16, 2023

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In the wake of the recent news regarding the Free Download Manager malware on Linux, the tech world is of two minds. Windows and Mac users are laughing about Linux now having malware and exploits. Linux users are laughing about this being considered a threat.

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