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>“Tricked into installing it and can’t delete it,” said one user in a review on the Google Chrome store How is that possible? Or are we simply looking at someo
by eznzt 6y ago
>“Tricked into installing it and can’t delete it,” said one user in a review on the Google Chrome store
How is that possible? Or are we simply looking at someone who doesn't know how to use her computer?
- michaelt 6y agoI haven't used Windows in many years, but back in the day adware would get itself bundled with native applications' installers - for example, you download and install Java on Windows, they try to trick you into installing a toolbar. Once your adware is installed as a native application, you simply install two copies, each of which immediately reinstalls and restarts the other should it get removed/stopped.
- int_19h 6y agoThis is a Chrome extension - they're supposed to be sandboxed, and unable to pull such tricks. If it really couldn't be uninstalled from the installed extensions list in Chrome, I'd love to know how they did it.