Hopefully it’s not a stupid ad or something…

This is just one example why it’s so imperative to read before clicking.Īlright, with CCleaner out of the way, I decided to go down the FileHippo list: Adobe Reader! Whoohoo.īut wait, which Download link am I supposed to click? Technically I should read each installation screen before clicking Next.

Yup, CCleaner pooped on itself and fessed up to installing junkware on my system. Guess what happened after I ran CCleaner on my system? The latter is pure chicanery and completely unacceptable.Īfter installing CCleaner, I was presented with the option to run the program. Now let me ask you a question: why is this enabled by default?ĭon’t get me wrong: I like Chrome, it’s actually one of my favorite browsers but why is the option box checked by default? It’s one thing to give the user the ability to choose it’s another to choose for them hoping they don’t notice. Ooops it looks like I just unwittingly installed the stupid Google Toolbar along with Chrome and set it as my default browser. I managed to grab the CCleaner installer after canceling the application and retrying.ĭuring the setup process I played the role of “Average User” so I intentionally didn’t read any of the software licenses and didn’t scan for hidden opt-in offers. I couldn’t do anything and was forced to abort the browser because Internet Explorer wasn’t responding. Today I wanted to conduct a little experiment to see what would happen if I installed the top five programs from įirst up on the list is the ever popular CCleaner.Īfter my download finished so did my browser.įileHippo gave IE a hard right-hook to the jaw and knocked it silly. FileHippo, Softronic and are megamarts for snagging software but how safe are the goods?

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