The Tucows site in 1996. (Credit: Internet Archive) In a way, Tucows Downloads was an early app store. You could search through thousands of Windows, Mac, and Linux programs, read reviews ...

One of the world's most popular software download sites was hijacked by hackers to deliver malware alongside commonly-used programs, researchers have claimed. According to a Dr. Web report, a link ...

For the next two weeks, we'll look at some of the best mainstream and alternative software download sites on the Web, with an emphasis on the latter. Sometimes the best things are worth hunting for.