Note regarding antivirus software: Some user have reported their antivirus software catching the malware when they attempted to run the 'installer' they downloaded. Be especially careful when checking the URL because there are some reports of malicious websites using lookalike characters to make their domain name appear correct.īetter yet, use Steam on Windows or the package manager of your choice on Linux to install Blender directly, with the bonus that it will automatically search for updates and update (you can turn this off easily if you want to stay on a fixed version) Do not download Blender from anywhere else. The only official Blender download site is. There have also been reports of websites stealing Google and other credentials (especially payment related ones) without the user logging in. With these types of sites, users have reported their Google accounts being stolen and having Google Ad accounts set up to serve more malicious ads. If any website asks you to pay for it it is not the genuine website. It is free to download and does not require a login. For those who don't know, Blender is free as in open source and costless.

How exactly this was accomplished remains a mystery.Īnother form of the malicious sites that are served through ads are websites that ask for a login and possibly payment before allowing you to download Blender. One user has even reported seeing a url that looked exactly like the legitimate one but served malware. If you see one of these ads, please report it to Google.

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