- I saw a cheap price of MediaMan on another website, is it safe to take the offer?
Currently MediaMan has two official stores. One is hosted on Kagi.com and is
linked from this website. The other is hosted on FastSpring.com and will
open for business only on particular occasions to run promotion through
www.bitsdujour.com.
Price may vary on these two stores depending on the type of promotion we
are running. If you saw a discount offer, check the website URL and see
if it matches one of these stores, as they are the only two authorized
resellers of MediaMan and MediaMan Library.
We do not offer so called "OEM discounts" to large orders. So if you see
phrases like "MediaMan OEM discount" or "MediaMan OEM offer"
advertised on certain websites, don't
purchase from them. Your personal identity could be at risk if
you enter your contact information and credit card number on these
websites.
Upon a successful purchase transaction, an email containing your
activation key will be sent to your email address from @imediaman.com.
The email comes with activation instructions such as clicking "Activate"
and enter your key. We do not distribute license files or additional
executables in order for you to license and use the software. Nor do we
provide download links to license files or additional executables.
- There are other websites distributing MediaMan's trial, are they safe?
The official setup package of MediaMan is also hosted on MajorGeeks.com,
fileforum.betanews.com, softpedia.com and Download.com. There might be
many other additional websites hosting this file. Its version may vary.
Many of these sites are running reputable businesses. But if you are
unsure about the safety of the websites you are visiting, you should
always obtain the trial from
www.imediaman.com.
- What's the risk of running a non-official version of MediaMan?
If you didn't purchase MediaMan from one of the official stores, or
you didn't use the setup package from the official website, your
distribution of MediaMan may contain malware that's harmful to your
computer, or adware and spyware. You might be given a Crack.exe or
Patch.exe (so called a crack or a patch) and told to run it in order to license the software.
These files can potentially harm your computer by installing spyware
or enabling remote access from hackers.
If you scan these files using an anti-virus program, you may see
them reported to be infected by virus/Trojans like: HEUR/Crypted,
Heuristic.Crypted, PAK_Generic.001 . These names, however, are not
the names of the viruses. Most viruses and Trojans use encryption to
protect themselves against anti-virus software, making them
undetectable. And these names mean a common type of protector is
detected. These files may contain custom made backdoors to enable a
hacker to gain access to your computer, retrieve your passwords or
credit card number, and other information on your computer.
Therefore it's a major security risk to obtain and run a
non-official version of MediaMan.
Additionally, it will not be possible for you to obtain updates and
technical support services if you bought MediaMan from non-official
stores.
- Does MediaMan itself contain any kinds of backdoor or spying mechanism?
No, MediaMan does not contain any kinds of backdoor or spying
mechanism.