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Calendar of Updates - Installers Hall of Shame (unwanted add-ons)

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

There are many software vendors that bundle third-party applications with their software.  This is a controversial practice at best, or down right despicable; depending on your point a view.

Calendar of Updates has been compiling quite a list of applications that come bundle with third-party applications.

Calendar of Updates - Installers Hall of Shame (unwanted add-ons) - Calendar Entry (for the current list)
Calendar of Updates - Post your dodgy installers which pre-check things, A collage for our members to view? - Forum discussion

CoU’s - Installers Hall of Shame - as of 06 July, 2008

  • Adobe Flash Player - Google Toolbar
  • Adobe Reader - eBay Desktop
  • AOL Instant Messenger - AOL Toolbar
  • Apple’s Software Updater - Safari Browser, QuickTime, iTunes
  • Applian FLV Player - Yahoo Toolbar
  • AVG 8 - AVG Security Toolbar (Yahoo Search bar)
  • BitComet - Google Toolbar
  • CCleaner (standard installer) - Yahoo Toolbar <<<Offers ‘Lite’ version, without toolbar
  • Comodo Firewall Pro - Ask Toolbar (This toolbar is detected as spyware/adware by several vendors)
  • Cyberlink PowerDVD 8 - Google Toolbar and BETA of Moovielive
  • Daemon Tools - Search tool and sponsor ad module
  • DivX - Yahoo Toolbar
  • GoogleTalk - no addon but will change default search setting of IE
  • GoogleEarth - Pre checked Google Toolbar installation
  • ICQ 6 - ICQ Toolbar
  • Iobit advanced one care - Yahoo Toolbar (selecting no will still do changes on the system)
  • IrfanView (Google Toolbar for IE and Google Desktop Search)
  • Logitech Setpoint (Logitech Yahoo! Toolbar)
  • MP3 WMA Converter - Yahoo Search and Delio Comparsion Shopping Toolbar
  • Nero Burning Rom - Ask Toolbar (This toolbar is detected as spyware/adware by several vendors)
  • PC Tools Firewall Plus - Google Toolbar and Threatfire
  • RealPlayer - Google Toolbar
  • Shockwave Player - Norton Security Scan or Google Toolbar
  • Skype - Google Toolbar
  • Spyware Doctor - Google Toolbar
  • Spyware Terminator - Web security guard, Crawler
  • Sun Java RE (online installer) - Google Toolbar
  • Sun Java - OpenOffice.org
  • Trillian - Ask Toolbar and Weather Channel Desktop
  • Veoh media player - Yahoo toolbar, search engine change & search protection
  • Webroot SpySweeper - Ask Toolbar (This toolbar is detected as spyware/adware by several vendors)
  • Winamp - Winamp Toolbar
  • Windows Live Installer - Windows Live Toolbar and Sign-in Assistant
  • Windows Update - Windows Genuine Advantage Notification - (pre-checked, not required, should not be high-priority)
  • Windows SteadyState - Windows Live Toolbar
  • Winzip - RegistryBooster
  • xplorer2Lite - Conduit toolbar
  • YaHoo! Instant Messenger - YaHoo! toolbar, with ‘YaHoo! Search Protection’ and homepage change to YaHoo!
  • ZoneAlarm - SpyBlocker (Ask Toolbar) (This toolbar is detected as spyware/adware by several vendors)

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