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Thread ID: 113453 2010-10-20 09:27:00 Adobe & McAfee Greven (91) PC World Chat
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1146457 2010-10-20 09:27:00 No wonder I see so many computers with the McAfee security scan bullshit - when you update any adobe application, it installs the security scan without asking you, yet it double-checks you really want the software you were trying to install :angry Greven (91)
1146458 2010-10-20 09:37:00 you have to untick that option when you download/install it GameJunkie (72)
1146459 2010-10-20 10:54:00 Many programs seem to do this these days. Pays to be very alert when running through the install wizard. Read everything before clicking on the Next button...

Coincidentally, this (blogs.techrepublic.com.com) was published today: "Five tips for getting rid of crapware"... (It's TechRepublic - you may have to sign up to read the article...)
johcar (6283)
1146460 2010-10-20 18:37:00 you have to untick that option when you download/install it

Which means you have to read the blerb,not nice.
Cicero (40)
1146461 2010-10-20 20:05:00 Does *anybody* ever bother reading the EULA? :p Chilling_Silence (9)
1146462 2010-10-20 20:18:00 you have to untick that option when you download/install it

they no longer give you the option to not install it. at least they don't install it silently
Greven (91)
1146463 2010-10-20 22:06:00 Adobe = Mcafee = Avoidware R2x1 (4628)
1146464 2010-10-20 22:19:00 what this then?
get.adobe.com

it clearly gives you the option to not download the mcafee stuff
GameJunkie (72)
1146465 2010-10-20 22:23:00 It also wants to install some Adobe download manager rubbish, you have to make the installation fail and then download it manually if you just want flash and nothing else. Agent_24 (57)
1146466 2010-10-20 22:26:00 there's always filehippo GameJunkie (72)
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