Malware, Spyware and Viruses: No, Thanks!

Are you afraid of downloading programs and games to run into viruses or malware? Before uploading any file to daticloud.it we scan it with the most powerful antivirus available; Everything you find on our site has been tested and proven by us, does this guarantee 100% protection? Unfortunately not, let's see why:

How do antiviruses recognize viruses?

Viruses, Malware and Spyware are parts of usually hidden code, which have unwanted behaviors and effects on the part of the end user: for example, they modify the browser's default page, replace the advertisements of other apps and sites with their own, steal personal information, encrypt files and system settings, etc.

Antivirus scanning usually makes a comparison with already known virus codes; just as influenza viruses are recognized through DNA, computer viruses can be detected thanks to their binary code.

When the influenza virus mutates (modifying the DNA) antibiotics are ineffective, in the same way if the binary code of a computer virus is different it may no longer be recognized by the antivirus.

Antiviruses also look for parts of code that could lead to harmful effects, but in this case they can recognize programs as viruses that actually behave absolutely harmlessly.

Are Open Source software safe?

Thanks to their "open" code it is possible for anyone to control its functioning, thus being able to find illegal behavior, which however cannot happen in commercial software where it is not possible to look at the code, so in general an open source program is intrinsically more sure of a closed source equivalent.

What we do against viruses

All files you download from daticloud.it have been checked by VirusTotal and Microsoft Defender. You can view the SHA256 value match at the end of the download to ensure the file has not been tampered with.

You will also find a VirusTotal result of the type: 0/76. The first value represents the number of antivirus/antimalware programs that consider the file unsafe, while the second represents the total number of programs used.

Don't worry if you see a number higher than 0 for positives, false positives do exist: some programs use libraries or pieces of software that can be perceived as malicious, but which do not exhibit any abnormal or risky behavior. If there are positives, a list of the antivirus programs that reported the file and the name of the suspected malicious component is also displayed.

Why don't we guarantee 100% protection?

As we mentioned in the previous paragraphs, it's impossible to be absolutely certain of recognizing a virus; not even the most powerful and advanced antivirus software can do this. Indeed, there was a famous case in 2014: a popular program for starting and resuming downloads contained backdoors that could cause large-scale DDOS attacks. No antivirus program had ever considered this software malicious; only an in-depth analysis by a researcher was able to uncover this behavior.

On daticloud, we only upload software deemed safe by the community. However, it's foolish to guarantee the absence of malicious code with absolute certainty, something that most download sites claim with "100% virus free" banners. What we guarantee, however, is that we will do everything possible to prevent this type of program or game from appearing on our site.