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   Terri218
   Member

   Someone on another forum said Iwin is offering a free game. I notice their "free games" section says unlimited time. Has anyone tried this and is it really unlimited? I know some people on these forums said Iwin is a bad site. Any opinions?

   Posted 15 years ago #
2. 

   kodaly2001
   Member

   The free games are ad-supported and are free. The download installs a manager for iwin games (which I like because it has a tab to go to the free full game downloads).
   I don't know about other people, but I haven't had a problem with them.
   I did install their toolbar, but I keep it disabled unless I'm looking for something (keeps it out of my way)

   Posted 15 years ago #
3. 

   Dragonlair
   Member

   Iwin requires the use of a game manager to play their games. You don't get many if any choices in the install.

   When I tried it, it didn't seem to work as a freebie. I got upset with their attitude and removed everything. The only iwin games I have, I got from elsewhere!

   Posted 15 years ago #
4. 

   Terri218
   Member

   But is there anything malicious about the game manager?

   Posted 15 years ago #
5. 

   pavid
   gamer extraordinaire & knowledgeable computer nerd who likes to argue, but is still a very nice guy

   I used to use IWin many years ago but I dropped it because I started receiving emails from many different places (some unsavoury) that after much time I was able to trace back to membership in IWin. More specifically, the ads were grabbing my email address and sending me unsolicited email. I made the big mistake of trying to cancel the emails by using the unsubscribe links which actually resulted in more email. Eventually, I changed email addresses because I was unable to stop the torrent of spam that rained down on me. I can't say that IWin was malicious but coupled with my own stupidity it sure seemed that way. I suppose that with proper security safeguards that exist today this might not have happened. Nonetheless, from my perspective when you game with IWin, ULose!

   Posted 15 years ago #
6. 

   Terri218
   Member

   Thanks. If I decide to do it, I'll use my old e-mail address.

   Posted 15 years ago #
7. 

   Anonymous
   Unregistered

   http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/iwin.com/comment#comment

   http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/iwin.com

   http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwin.com%2F&x=9&y=1

   I stay a way on the black list trojans spyware spam it in the readme.

   Posted 15 years ago #
8. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   I personally wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. I had loads of problems after downloading one of iWins fee games. It took me weeks to clear the registry of its influence.

   Though there are games sold via other distributors that originate from iWin and after checking them with suitable security sofware were as clean as a whistle. :) I just don't trust their freebies anymore.

   W.R.

   Posted 15 years ago #
9. 

   Michelle
   Member

   I tried them already a while ago and my antivirus I was using at the time went off. I don't trust them. I use gamehouse. They have a free game everyday (but I don't download the free game of the day because lately it has been nothing I was interested in). But I don't care for iwin either.

   Posted 15 years ago #
10. 

    Idunnobutiwastold
    Gaming Acolyte

    Did you know that iWin has an Ad-Supported Edition of Mortimer Beckett and the Time Paradox? It's game #58 and is tagged as being "Free, Hidden object, Purchase Only Games". I'm not sure how to interpret that description, but you can find the game here:
    http://www.iwin.com/games/mortimer-beckett-and-the-time-paradox
    -- --- --
    I don't depend on my computer for Mission Critical operations, so I've updated the iWin Games Manager to version 2.82 and downloaded 2 free games — without giving out an email address. Though my PC is faring well, you might care to examine an anti-rootkit utility called IceSword.
    -- --- --
    IceSword direct download:
    http://mail2.ustc.edu.cn/~jfpan/

    Posted 15 years ago #
11. 

    Terri218
    Member

    I wonder if it's like Shockwave where you have to join and then can play the games for as long as you like.

    Posted 15 years ago #

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