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#181 User is offline   evilfantasy Icon

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 05:41 PM

IOBit Smart Defrag - Yahoo Toolbar/Search Settings (by default)

Also: (sorry no screenshots)
IObit Advanced SystemCare - Yahoo Toolbar (Selecting no will still do changes on the system) <- I haven't confirmed these system changes yet.
IOBit Security 360 - IObit/Conduit toolbar

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Thoosje Sidebar - Amazon or eBay toolbar (by default) thoosje.com

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This post has been edited by evilfantasy: 07 November 2009 - 01:50 AM


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Posted 12 November 2009 - 01:34 AM

Guys, thanks for all the reports! I've updated the list:
Reason for edit: Added FormatFactory, IOBit Security 360/Advanced SystemCare/SmartDefrag, Perfect Utilities,VSO Image Resizer, MessengerPlus! Live,Thoosje Sidebar. Updated: AVG, Unlocker, ICQ, Adobe Flash Player, Nero Free

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 04:49 PM

Added in the list: WeatherBug installer with Ask Toolbar
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 04:54 PM

Nero 9 Lite (Free edition) - Ask Toolbar

Reference photo thanks to MysteryFCM in this topic. http://www.mywot.com...3#comment-22813

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 06:34 PM

Thanks evilfantasy :)
Nero Free (lite/essential) is listed.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 07:11 PM

Hotspot Shield - http://hotspotshield.com/

Hotspot Shield Community Toolbar (by default) from Conduit.

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Posted 19 November 2009 - 12:55 PM

Thanks! Hotspot Shield is now on the list :)

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Posted 22 November 2009 - 05:58 PM

Threatfire 4.7.0.9. Google Toolbar:

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I think at the end we will end up scraping this list and making a new, shorter list, of who DOESN'T try to install prechecked things on your PC. Because not trying to bundle something else with your software is becoming the exception.

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Posted 23 November 2009 - 06:19 AM

Thanks, Fuzzfas. I updated the list by adding ThreatFire.

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I think at the end we will end up scraping this list and making a new, shorter list, of who DOESN'T try to install prechecked things on your PC. Because not trying to bundle something else with your software is becoming the exception.

:(

Am looking forward to see anti-malware vendor to detect any installer that is bundled with ****. The reason these vendors dare to add anything (add-on) is because there is few anti-malware scanners that does the job in detecting adware or PUPs.

And also looking forward to see SpywareGuard et al program to alert on such installers.

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Posted 24 November 2009 - 03:54 PM

BitDefender and Auslogics (both offer Ask Toolbar in some of their products) is now bundling? each other's software. Too focused on bundling!

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Posted 24 November 2009 - 05:05 PM

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I think at the end we will end up scraping this list and making a new, shorter list, of who DOESN'T try to install prechecked things on your PC. Because not trying to bundle something else with your software is becoming the exception.


I was thinking the same thing Fuzzfas :( When this topic started I don't think anyone thought it would get this bad. I think vendors are recognising the fact that many people don't have money and therefore they need to offer their programs for "free". So they bundle :|

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Posted 25 November 2009 - 01:46 AM

Kind of reminds me of the original definition of "bundling":
http://en.wikipedia....ing_(tradition)

... nobody ended up satisfied then either.

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Posted 26 November 2009 - 09:25 PM

Skype entry has been updated.

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Sneak install of The Browser Highlighter (a Firefox and IE add-on)
https://addons.mozil...fox/addon/11808
http://forums.ebay.c...on-Of/520095505
http://thebrowserhighlighter.com/

thebrowserhighlighter.com (65.49.19.178)

65.49.0.0 - 65.49.127.255
Hurricane Electric, Inc.

Hurricane Electric a pipeline from China, where the source doesn't want that known. Though this apparently is from a Kondra Systems in California, US. Totally bogus key word hilighter on web pages that display unwanted rollover ads.

Tray icon CP called tbhSystray.exe, but the internal name is LeoSystray.exe, © eBay.


Thanks to Jintan for the report!

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Posted 27 November 2009 - 02:06 AM

1) Edited Sun JAVA to read Sun JAVA (JRE) - b/c if you install the JDK, OpenOffice is not included. Applies to both 32bit and 64bit JDKs.

2) As with many of these installers, you can uncheck the options from default - with Skype, if you click the options button to the left after the Skype setup wizard starts, you can uncheck IE and Fx integration. If you use Skype, I recommend this anyway, as both are very very buggy, often times causing the respective browser to become unresponsive or crash.

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Posted 29 November 2009 - 02:02 AM

Thanks for the above, John.

I updated the list by adding Avast. The installer is now bundled with add-on: Google Chrome but not pre-selected.
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Posted 29 November 2009 - 03:20 AM

View PostDonner, on Nov 28 2009, 06:02 PM, said:

Thanks for the above, John.

I updated the list by adding Avast. The installer is now bundled with add-on: Google Chrome but not pre-selected.
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What build you get because the avast! 4 Home/Pro v4.8.1367 and avast! 4 Home/Pro v4.8.1368 and I did not see that.

Darn why are they all selling out?

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Posted 29 November 2009 - 03:22 AM

Did anyone ever mention that photobucket.com is driven by Ask.com ?

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Posted 29 November 2009 - 03:33 AM

View PostDonner, on Nov 28 2009, 06:02 PM, said:

Thanks for the above, John.

I updated the list by adding Avast. The installer is now bundled with add-on: Google Chrome but not pre-selected.
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wow that just plain sucks!! :kick:

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Posted 29 November 2009 - 05:31 AM

View Posthayc59, on Nov 28 2009, 09:33 PM, said:

View PostDonner, on Nov 28 2009, 06:02 PM, said:

Thanks for the above, John.

I updated the list by adding Avast. The installer is now bundled with add-on: Google Chrome but not pre-selected.
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wow that just plain sucks!! :kick:

Yes but is it pre checked, I didn't think it was

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Posted 29 November 2009 - 08:07 AM

View Postsiljaline, on Nov 29 2009, 03:22 AM, said:

Did anyone ever mention that photobucket.com is driven by Ask.com ?


Thanks for this info siljaline.....I did not kmow this.... :woot:

As I occasionally use it, I just tried to log on. "NoScript" is now blocking pbsrc.com which is something new......pbsrc.com has not been involved, till recently. I had to "temporarily allow" pbsrc.com to make photobucket usable.

Just googled "pbsrc"........Performance Based Studies Research Group.......whatever that means..... :cry: .....Project managament group affiliated with Arizona State Univ. (??????)

http://whois.domaintools.com/pbsrg.com

I don't know if this is "safe", but if it is not....I don't know what else to use!
I only use photobucket to generate links for posting in forums, like this one....With all these additions, life seems to be getting harder for the security concious computer user.... :angry:

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