hotdownloads.com

HotDownloads.com sells over 25,000 software titles for home and business

HotDownloads.com is a software download directory offering over 25,000 titles — including shareware, freeware, and commercial demos — for Windows home and business users. It describes itself as a large online collection of tested, rated, and reviewed software. The site operated under Digital River, Inc., a Minnesota-based e-commerce and software distribution company headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

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Authority

—/100

Safety

90/100

Registered

Jul 7, 2025

1 year old · Gname.com Pte. Ltd.

3 of 4 safety checks passed (Sep 14, 2026).

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Authority: not enough signals yetClear

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Safety evidence

No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 27 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 27 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.

No MX and no DMARC (mild)

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2025
Domain registered (Jul 7, 2025).
2026
Checked today — 3 of 4 safety checks passed (Sep 14, 2026).

✓ domain continuity 1 years registered✓ live verified Sep 14, 2026

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