Can I trust Free Download Manager - FDM?
This app did not meet two or more trust checks, has a critical issue in one, or has a red flag.
- Avoid if
- Users who need strong protection for sensitive downloads
- What it means for you
- No advertising networks are bundled, and download activity is not sold to data brokers. The only external data recipient is Google, via Firebase Analytics for app performance measurement. Camera access is limited to local QR code scanning with no image data leaving the device, and microphone access is used only for audio device routing. Some connection activity may carry less protection than expected on public networks.
- Main concern
- Built-in browser silently captures all passwords and form data via injected JavaScript
- The developer's description
- Free Download Manager (FDM) is a popular internet download manager that lets you grab large files, torrents, music, and videos. It allows you to organize downloads, adjust traffic usage, control file priorities for torrents, download large files efficiently, and resume broken downloads.
- Third-party services
- 8
- Findings rated low or higher
- 9
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Full findings
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Trust checks
Secure by Design
One criterion not metSecurity gaps detected
Why this result
This check looks for security issues at high severity or above in the code of this build, and at least one was recorded. Issues of this kind include a credential or token another app on the device can reach, sensitive data stored without protection, and network paths that expose information in transit.
Data Minimization
One criterion not metTracking lacks clear disclosure
Why this result
This build contains analytics or attribution code written to send data to companies other than the developer. No consent step was found before that code runs, and the app's disclosures do not describe the collection in full. Tracking by itself is ordinary; what this check reports is the combination of collection, recipient and absent disclosure.
Manifest Mismatch
An item rated high or above is openDisclosure incomplete or contradicted
Why this result
The check compares the app's privacy disclosures against what the code does, and at least one claim did not match in this build. Mismatches of this kind include a data category collected but not disclosed, a recipient the disclosure omits, and an identifier attached to data the disclosure describes as anonymous.
User Control
StrongNo lock-in
Why this result
The check looks for a way to export the data an account has accumulated and a way to delete the account itself. In this build, either both were found, or the app has no account of its own and keeps its data on the device. For an app without an account, the developer has no server-side copy to export or delete, and deleting the app removes the data in its own storage.
The app stores download queues, history, and settings locally on the device. There is no user account system and no server-side storage of the user's download data. Removing the app removes all associated data. There is no proprietary format or server-held content that could trap a user.
Red flags
The app's privacy declarations do not match its code
Why this result
The privacy declarations shipped in this build, or the ones on the store listing, state less than the code does. Declarations of this kind are what a store, a regulator and a person comparing two apps rely on.
Strengths
- No advertising networks or ad monetization SDKs present — usage is not tracked for ad targeting
- No data sold to data brokers — the only external data recipient is Google via Firebase Analytics
- Camera permission is used only for local QR code scanning with no image data transmitted
- Microphone permission is used only for audio device routing, not for recording or data collection
What the app contains
8 services
Third-party services the scan names in the build:
- Firebase Analytics (play-services-measurement 21.2.0)
- Firebase Installations
- Google Play Services measurement
- ZXing
- ProcessPhoenix
- AndroidX/Jetpack
- FFmpeg 4.2.1 (bundled native library)
- OpenSSL 3.2.0 (bundled native library)
Libraries
| Library | Version | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| libQt6Concurrent_arm64-v8a | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libQt6Core_arm64-v8a | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libQt6Gui_arm64-v8a | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libQt6LabsFolderListModel_arm64-v8a | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libQt6LabsPlatform_arm64-v8a | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libQt6LabsSettings_arm64-v8a | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libQt6Multimedia_arm64-v8a | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libQt6Network_arm64-v8a | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libQt6OpenGL_arm64-v8a | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libQt6QmlCore_arm64-v8a | not recorded | none confirmed |
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Changes since the previous scan
- Version 6.34.4.6974 (versionCode 13949), score 73.
- Score 28 before, 73 after.
- Version 6.33.0.6626 (Build 13253) before, 6.34.4.6974 (versionCode 13949) after.
- Score change since version 6.33.0.6626 (Build 13253): +45 points.
- Since the previous scan: 12 findings added, 21 removed.
- Version 6.33.0.6626 (Build 13253), score 28.
- First public scan of this app.
Method and limits
Static analysis: the decompiled code, manifest and resources of this build, read file by file. Network traffic at run time is established by a capture of the running app.
- Build SHA-256
- a8f522cb116498f23915a8421bc0045a3f92c1fa29daf58e55f68abc5a1e220a
- Rule pack
- citt-ruleset-2026-08-v1
- Files decompiled
- 3,623
- Scan date
- 13 August 2026
Corrections
No correction is published for this app.
Developer response
No response is published for this app.
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