these days i use majorgeeks.com or filehippo.com for stuff like that or google it and find the software coders site and get it directly ,ive discovered stuff on majorgeeks.com i havent found anywhere else
Yes, I have never had any problems with either of those sites.

It does seem to be an unfortunate fact that more and more free apps come bundled with "luggage" you don't really want, or they try to reset your homepage and default search engine.