4shared

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4shared, also known as 4shared.com, is a file-sharing website.

Type of site
File hosting
AvailableinEnglish, German, Russian, Korean, Indonesian, Malay, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Persian, Polish, Turkish
Founded2005
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
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4shared
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Screenshot of an audio file's download page on 4shared
Type of site
File hosting
Available inEnglish, German, Russian, Korean, Indonesian, Malay, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Persian, Polish, Turkish
Founded2005
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
URLwww.4shared.com/aboutus.jsp
CommercialYes
Launched2005
Native clients on
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • iOS
  • Android
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Features

4shared supports the WebDAV, FTP, and SFTP protocols, in addition to having a web interface. 4shared is a freemium service, with significant usage limitations on non-paying users, such as a daily bandwidth limit of 3 GB.[1]

History

In 2011, 4shared was ranked the largest file-sharing website, beating out others such as Megaupload and MediaFire.[2]

The site was labelled as a notorious market in 2016: "While 4shared provides legitimate file-storage services, the site also facilitates the streaming and downloading of high volumes of allegedly pirated videos, music, books, and video games."[3]

In 2019, 4shared's Android app was discovered to be serving invisible advertisements to users, and automatically signing them up for unwanted services. The app was replaced with a non-malicious version on April of the same year, after being removed on Google Play.[4]

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