Background: I was thinking of installing CamStudio, so I googled it to see if it was safe and I ran across this Wikipedia article that gave me concern. I'm not sure what I am going to download just yet.
A recent download (moments ago) of version 2.7 from the camstudio web site is an executable file. A directed scan by Malwarebytes returns no undesirable software indications. Installation and subsequent scan also returns no trouble.
An alternative, also free, open-source, multi-platform program is OBS. This program provides for streaming as well as independent capture, as well as a substantial number of other editing features. No malware has been associated with this software in my research/reading over the last year or so.
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