FileHippo is an internet download website. It offers freeware as well as shareware programs, but does not accept user uploaded files. It also offers the FileHippo Update Checker, a small program that scans your computer for installed software from the FileHippo catalog and suggests available updates for any installed programs. According to Quantcast, it receives more than three million US visitors each month and as of March 2010, Alexa lists filehippo in the top 1000 most visited websites.

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