¿Is this link for Arena Chess GUI safe?

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¿Is this link for Arena Chess GUI safe?

Post by pepechuy »

Hi.

I tried to follow this link to download Arena Chess GUI 3.5.1:

http://www.playwitharena.de/downloads/a ... 1setup.exe

However, Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocks it (I guess it is way too picky).
¿Is it safe to follow that link?

Greetings.
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Re: ¿Is this link for Arena Chess GUI safe?

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The file is safe :)
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Re: ¿Is this link for Arena Chess GUI safe?

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More than 18,000 downloads has been recorded since it started and nobody here on this forum or from these websites www.chess.com or from TCEC here https://tcec-chess.com/ has ever reported anything suspicious with Arena GUI
Forget about memorization of Opening Theories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN3381sdcdY
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Re: ¿Is this link for Arena Chess GUI safe?

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That never is a guarantee, though: websites can be hacked at any moment.
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Re: ¿Is this link for Arena Chess GUI safe?

Post by Chessqueen »

hgm wrote: Sun Jun 19, 2022 8:51 am That never is a guarantee, though: websites can be hacked at any moment.
Yes that is true , all that I stated was that there has not been so far no complaints after all those downloads :roll:
Forget about memorization of Opening Theories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN3381sdcdY