# FlashGet > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FlashGet > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FlashGet.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlashGet > Source revision: 1324207442 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Freeware download manager for Windows Not to be confused with [FlashGot](/source/FlashGot). "JetCar" redirects here. For the German car brand, see [Jetcar](/source/Jetcar). For the drag racing car, see [Jet car](/source/Jet_car). The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for products and services. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources: "FlashGet" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) FlashGet FlashGet 1.9.1012 running on Windows Vista Original author 侯延堂 (Chinese) Developer Trend Media Co. Ltd. Stable release 3.7.0.1220[1] / 17 May 2013; 13 years ago (17 May 2013) Preview release None [±] Operating system Microsoft Windows Type Download manager, BitTorrent client License Proprietary freeware Website www.flashget.com **FlashGet** (formerly **JetCar**, from the literal translation of the Chinese name 快车; *Kuàichē*) was a [freeware](/source/Freeware) [download manager](/source/Download_manager) for [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows). It was originally available in either paid or [ad-supported](/source/Adware) versions, the latter of which included an [Internet Explorer](/source/Internet_Explorer) [Browser Helper Object](/source/Browser_Helper_Object) (BHO). ## Features FlashGet can be integrated with web browsers such as Avant Browser, [Google Chrome](/source/Google_Chrome), [Internet Explorer](/source/Internet_Explorer), [Opera](/source/Opera_(web_browser)), [Netscape](/source/Netscape_(web_browser)), [Mozilla](/source/Mozilla), [Mozilla Firefox](/source/Mozilla_Firefox), [Maxthon](/source/Maxthon) and [SeaMonkey](/source/SeaMonkey). It can download a sequence of files and it can download a file from multiple locations. It can split files to download into sections, and download each section simultaneously. It has an integrated [offline reader](/source/Offline_reader). It supports [HTTP](/source/HTTP), [FTP](/source/FTP), [Microsoft Media Services](/source/Microsoft_Media_Services), [RTSP](/source/RTSP), [BitTorrent](/source/BitTorrent_(protocol)) and since version 1.8.4 [eDonkey](/source/EDonkey_network)[2] downloads. ## Malware concerns FlashGet has suffered from security flaws in its update mechanism which caused users to become infected with [trojan viruses.](/source/Trojan_horse_(computing))[3][4] There is also some concern about FlashGet downloading every file indicated by its FGUpdate3.ini file that is downloaded from the developer every time FlashGet is started. A malicious FGUpdate3.ini modified for exploit and introduced directly through the developer's server could cause FlashGet to download [malware](/source/Malware) to the computer without alerting the user.[5] On April 4, 2010, FlashGet 3.4 was released containing adware and other undisclosed and unauthorized Chinese applications.[6] Some of the ads were aggressively popping out of the system tray, causing much inconvenience. The installer was also converted to Chinese making it difficult for many users to install and remove the software.[7] ## See also - [Comparison of download managers](/source/Comparison_of_download_managers) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-df51a406d4801f82e9aeac4a2df60015eb193dee-v20_1-0)** ["FlashGet 3.7.0.1220 International, revised version released"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150511040745/http://bbs.flashget.com/en/forumdisplay.php?fid=6). 17 May 2013. Archived from [the original](http://bbs.flashget.com/en/forumdisplay.php?fid=6) on 11 May 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["FlashGet release history"](http://www.flashget.com/en/whatsnew.htm). Flashget.com. Retrieved 2012-07-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bass, Steve (2008-03-26), [*FlashGet's Security Hole Delivers a Trojan*](https://web.archive.org/web/20100403074627/http://blogs.pcworld.com/tipsandtweaks/archives/006695.html), PC World, archived from [the original](http://blogs.pcworld.com/tipsandtweaks/archives/006695.html) on 2010-04-03, retrieved 2010-05-19 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Emsisoft Malware-Info*](http://www.emsisoft.com/en/malware/?Adware.Win32.FlashGet), Emsisoft, 18 June 2014 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Gostev, Alexander (2008-03-14), [*TrojanGet infects users around the world*](http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog?weblogid=208187496), Kaspersky Lab{{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Panganiban, Francis (2010-04-04), [*FlashGet 3.4 sucks!*](https://web.archive.org/web/20100714012230/http://kixtrix.com/2010/04/04/flashget-3-4-sucks/), KIX|TRIX, archived from the original on July 14, 2010{{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Panganiban, Francis (2010-04-07), [*FlashGet Followup: Uninstalling and Downgrading 3.4*](https://web.archive.org/web/20100927011333/http://kixtrix.com/2010/04/07/flashget-followup-uninstalling-and-downgrading-3-4/), KIX|TRIX, archived from the original on September 27, 2010{{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown)) ## External links - [FlashGet Homepage](http://www.flashget.com/index_en.htm) v t e Download managers Client software for downloading computer files Microsoft Windows Freeware FlashGet Free Studio RealDownloader Video DownloadHelper Xunlei Shareware DownloadStudio Freemake Video Downloader GetRight Go!Zilla Internet Download Manager Malware Orbit Downloader Unix-like KGet Multi-platform ClipGrab cURL DownThemAll! FlashGot Free Download Manager JDownloader MediathekView Wget youtube-dl Related articles Comparison of download managers Metalink --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [FlashGet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlashGet) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlashGet?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.