"Hiren's Boot CD 16.2" vs. "Hiren's Boot CD 15.2"

Question

I was looking for the latest HBCD and then I found this one: "Hiren's Boot CD 16.2" which seems to be the latest, however on their own website, they only have vs. "Hiren's Boot CD 15.2" not 16.2 which made me suspicious.

Here a few of the links I came across that mention Hiren Boot CD 16.2:

• http://thehillnews.net/news/Download-hiren-boot-cd-16.2-iso-free
• http://getpcsoft.wikisend.com/tips/Hiren_Bootcd_16.2_Windows_7.html

Does anyone know if this is fake, a virus, a trojan attempt by the KGB or something?

I don't see any question like this, only questions about the workings of hbcd 15.2 here, so there.

Solution

This is the original website. I have had this same Hirens Boot CD/DVD v15.2 for over 5 years and the following link was acquired directly off of this DVD. These types of tools are always "Use at Your Own Risk".

Hiren & Pankaj's Homepage

To answer your question; I would stick to the original website provided above as the best source, and not trust any other ports or revisions from anywhere else.

Comments

[Admin]

ALWAYS download software from it's developer site.

[Ramhound]

The domain in your answer and the official website specified by all other sources are registered by two entirely different people. I personally would not trust the domain specified in this answer.

[yosh m]

@Ramhound - I think there is a misunderstanding here. The "official" website is the one listed in this answer. In addition, there is a website hirensbootcd.org which is also "official". I suggest going to the "org" site & reading the "About" page where you can see the history. The "info" site has the original official version of the boot CD, final version released indeed being 15.2 released years ago (and not 16.2 - which you should avoid). The "org" site explains that development has been taken over by a community of fans and is now only 64-bit. Both sites are credible, IMHO.

[Ramhound]

@yoshm - I am still not going to trust it.