Orbit Downloader

<h2 id="features">Features</h2>
One of the main features of the program is its ability to grab and download embedded <a href="/facts/Flash_Video/rbbPoE7H">Flash Video</a> files from <a href="/facts/Online_video_platform/tNBgCRKy">online video platforms</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a> Orbit Downloader also accelerates downloads by acting as a <a href="/facts/Peer-to-peer/wCCdPb0H">peer-to-peer</a> client, utilizing <a href="/facts/Bandwidth_(computing)/lY6Tb4gX">bandwidth</a> of other users.
Orbit Downloader supports downloading from <a href="/facts/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol/TWtvf7JD">HTTP</a>, <a href="/facts/HTTP_Secure/MSWYz4zo">HTTPS</a>, <a href="/facts/File_Transfer_Protocol/THuWgzfw">FTP</a>, <a href="/facts/Metalink/WUj8QYzh">Metalink</a>, <a href="/facts/Real_Time_Streaming_Protocol/he6ChB16">RTSP</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Media_Server/fm21KRfP">MMS</a> and <a href="/facts/Real_Time_Messaging_Protocol/6rpAXGgk">RTMP</a> protocols. Orbit Downloader supports <a href="/facts/Internet_Explorer/uL8a4Y5l">Internet Explorer</a>, <a href="/facts/Maxthon/wDMua2TG">Maxthon</a>, <a href="/facts/Mozilla_Firefox/xez2zv8H">Mozilla Firefox</a> and <a href="/facts/Opera_(web_browser)/2NYCcTj1">Opera</a> web browsers.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a>

<h2 id="funding-and-malicious-conduct">Funding and malicious conduct</h2>
Although Orbit Downloader is free, it is an <a href="/facts/Advertising-supported_software/wbS8pyAQ">advertising-supported product</a> since it offers to change the web browser's homepage upon installation and also offers to install software that are not critical for its operation.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> Also it has begun to display built-in ads inside the program main window and when a dialog of a finished download appears.
On 21 August 2013, the WeLiveSecurity blog, published by the <a href="/facts/ESET/roFfK0Kh">ESET</a> security company, reported that since version 4.1.1.15, Orbit Downloader includes a <a href="/facts/Botnet/bGspY7bJ">botnet</a>-like module which performs <a href="/facts/DDoS/6nkoK02J">DDoS</a> attacks without the user's knowledge or permission. Because of this dubious behavior, it is being detected as malware.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a> Following this report, download websites BetaNews, <a href="/facts/Download.com/WDsVU7fl">Download.com</a>, DownloadCrew, MajorGeeks, <a href="/facts/Softpedia/8u1I4nUj">Softpedia</a> and <a href="/facts/Softonic/oLUL3U58">Softonic</a> disabled its download.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a> Betanews attempted to contact the developers but discovered that their last blog activity had been in 2009 and the Orbit community forum has since been left to a spammer.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a>

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_download_managers/3sgMFlXR">Comparison of download managers</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Real_Time_Messaging_Protocol/6rpAXGgk">Real Time Messaging Protocol</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

<ol>
<li id="fn:1">Williams, Mike (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader includes DDoS code, says ESET". Betanews. <a href="https://betanews.com/2013/08/23/orbit-downloader-includes-ddos-code-says-eset/" target="_blank">https://betanews.com/2013/08/23/orbit-downloader-includes-ddos-code-says-eset/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">"Orbital Decay: the dark side of a popular file downloading tool". WeLiveSecurity. ESET. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013. <a href="http://www.welivesecurity.com/2013/08/21/orbital-decay-the-dark-side-of-a-popular-file-downloading-tool/" target="_blank">http://www.welivesecurity.com/2013/08/21/orbital-decay-the-dark-side-of-a-popular-file-downloading-tool/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">Constantin, Lucian (22 August 2013). "Popular download management program has hidden DDoS component, researchers say". Computerworld. Retrieved 14 September 2018. <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2483990/enterprise-applications/popular-download-management-program-has-hidden-ddos-component--researchers-s.html" target="_blank">https://www.computerworld.com/article/2483990/enterprise-applications/popular-download-management-program-has-hidden-ddos-component--researchers-s.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">"DDoS Weapon Found Hidden in Orbit Downloader". Infosecurity Magazine. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2018. <a href="https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ddos-weapon-found-hidden-in-orbit-downloader/" target="_blank">https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ddos-weapon-found-hidden-in-orbit-downloader/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">Williams, Mike (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader includes DDoS code, says ESET". Betanews. <a href="https://betanews.com/2013/08/23/orbit-downloader-includes-ddos-code-says-eset/" target="_blank">https://betanews.com/2013/08/23/orbit-downloader-includes-ddos-code-says-eset/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">Clarke, Tom (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader contains trojan – downloads blocked". Softonic. <a href="https://en.softonic.com/articles/orbit-downloader-contains-trojan-downloads-blocked" target="_blank">https://en.softonic.com/articles/orbit-downloader-contains-trojan-downloads-blocked</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"Features". OrbitDownloader.com. Innoshock. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110208052602/http://www.orbitdownloader.com/features.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110208052602/http://www.orbitdownloader.com/features.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">"Features". OrbitDownloader.com. Innoshock. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110208052602/http://www.orbitdownloader.com/features.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110208052602/http://www.orbitdownloader.com/features.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">"Orbit Downloader 4.0.0.6". Softpedia. SoftNews SRL. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110810171218/http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/OrbitDownloader.shtml" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110810171218/http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/OrbitDownloader.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">"Orbital Decay: the dark side of a popular file downloading tool". WeLiveSecurity. ESET. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013. <a href="http://www.welivesecurity.com/2013/08/21/orbital-decay-the-dark-side-of-a-popular-file-downloading-tool/" target="_blank">http://www.welivesecurity.com/2013/08/21/orbital-decay-the-dark-side-of-a-popular-file-downloading-tool/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">Constantin, Lucian (22 August 2013). "Popular download management program has hidden DDoS component, researchers say". Computerworld. Retrieved 14 September 2018. <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2483990/enterprise-applications/popular-download-management-program-has-hidden-ddos-component--researchers-s.html" target="_blank">https://www.computerworld.com/article/2483990/enterprise-applications/popular-download-management-program-has-hidden-ddos-component--researchers-s.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:12">"DDoS Weapon Found Hidden in Orbit Downloader". Infosecurity Magazine. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2018. <a href="https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ddos-weapon-found-hidden-in-orbit-downloader/" target="_blank">https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ddos-weapon-found-hidden-in-orbit-downloader/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:13">Williams, Mike (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader includes DDoS code, says ESET". Betanews. <a href="https://betanews.com/2013/08/23/orbit-downloader-includes-ddos-code-says-eset/" target="_blank">https://betanews.com/2013/08/23/orbit-downloader-includes-ddos-code-says-eset/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:14">"Orbit Downloader". Download.com. CBS Interactive. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2017. <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Orbit-Downloader/3000-2071_4-10600926.html" target="_blank">http://download.cnet.com/Orbit-Downloader/3000-2071_4-10600926.html</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:15">Thornton, Bob (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader 4.1.1.18". DownloadCrew. <a href="https://www.downloadcrew.com/article/298-orbit_downloader" target="_blank">https://www.downloadcrew.com/article/298-orbit_downloader</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:16">Kovacs, Eduard (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader Contains DDOS Component, ESET Warns". Softpedia. SoftNews. <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Orbit-Downloader-Contains-DDOS-Component-ESET-Warns-377662.shtml" target="_blank">http://news.softpedia.com/news/Orbit-Downloader-Contains-DDOS-Component-ESET-Warns-377662.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:17">Clarke, Tom (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader contains trojan – downloads blocked". Softonic. <a href="https://en.softonic.com/articles/orbit-downloader-contains-trojan-downloads-blocked" target="_blank">https://en.softonic.com/articles/orbit-downloader-contains-trojan-downloads-blocked</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:18">Williams, Mike (23 August 2013). "Orbit Downloader includes DDoS code, says ESET". Betanews. <a href="https://betanews.com/2013/08/23/orbit-downloader-includes-ddos-code-says-eset/" target="_blank">https://betanews.com/2013/08/23/orbit-downloader-includes-ddos-code-says-eset/</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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