freeware
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Some freeware sites still have it, or if you’re lucky, there might be about three toolbar installers deep in the downloads folder of any old PC.
From The Verge • Dec. 16, 2021
Here’s the caveat: If you weren’t actively looking for a particular program, do NOT download freeware you find on the internet.
From Fox News • Sep. 12, 2021
Ordinary computer users, many of them with no prior hacking experience, volunteered to become “script kiddies,” wielding premade freeware code scripts to contribute to the attack.
From The Guardian • Dec. 2, 2017
They totally left an opening for Kaspersky and some freeware competitors in the SMB space,” says Firstbrook.
From Forbes • Apr. 13, 2011
Pejorative term for the hundreds of megabytes of low-quality freeware circulated by user's groups and BBS systems in the micro-hobbyist world.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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