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Question

Google Earth

Aug 6, 2016 9:17AM PDT

I would like to use Google Earth on my desktop computer. I'm wondering if somebody could tell me where I could find a safe place to download it from? I downloaded it from someplace and ended up with a bunch of junk programs. I thought it would be safe to download it from the site, but the site says that it cannot guarantee how safe it would be to download.
Thank you very much in advance.

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Clarification Request
Tell more.
Aug 6, 2016 9:36AM PDT
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No
Aug 6, 2016 10:08AM PDT

The site that I tried downloading it from a couple months ago I don't remember. The site that I tried to download it from yesterday was Http://download.cnet.com/google-earth/ . For some reason when I clicked on the download button I got a message saying that it was taking me to a second site and it could not guarantee how safe it was. I just tried it again a few minutes ago and it worked fine. I see that both links basically take you to the same site. I don't know what was going on with it. Anyway I got one I needed so thank you very much and I hope you have a good weekend.

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I get mine here.
Aug 6, 2016 10:16AM PDT
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That's a known site for "extras."
Aug 6, 2016 11:00AM PDT

Moderators here bit their tongues but don't go there. Get it from Google.

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Google is the owner so
Aug 9, 2016 4:36AM PDT

downloading from Google is the best place. Most sites will probably send you there anyways.