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Search distribution is a common way of monetizing freeware and it doesn't count as malware unless it resists switching search providers back. But that person s
by guard-of-terra 13y ago
Search distribution is a common way of monetizing freeware and it doesn't count as malware unless it resists switching search providers back.
But that person surely needs VLC instead, which too may come with 3rd-party crapware installer if you're not careful.
- brigade 13y agoThis actually might be a first for OS X freeware. Certainly I've never seen (or heard of) a 3rd party toolbar/whatever bundled into an OS X package before this.
- drewcrawford 13y agoVuze for Mac does.
- kalleboo 13y ago> it doesn't count as malware unless it resists switching search providers back Bullshit. If installing software changes random settings on my computer, it's malicious. If it was a default in the app itself, that's a different matter.
- guard-of-terra 13y agoIt tends to ask you in the installer, but if you forgot to uncheck the checkbox, that's what you get. Remember the thing about being the product.
- jbk 13y ago> But that person surely needs VLC instead, which too may come with 3rd-party crapware installer if you're not careful. Bullshit. VLC has no crapware in the installer and installers doing that are illegal.
- guard-of-terra 13y agoWhat word of "3rd-party crapware installer" needs translation?
- hobolobo 13y agoIt is possible to read it as 'VLC comes with crapware' rather than 'third-parties distribute VLC with their own crapware'.