In this case the toolbar or worse can be active before your antimalware is You never know when you can trust a download, even if you have downloaded it before.Īnother thing is, that normally the antimalware software will be installed on a clean operating system, so that already installed malware can't manipulate your installation. There is no good reason (for a downloader) to have his/hers download changed or manipulated by CNET, and especially for antimalware software this is dangerous.Įven worse, the download of ccleaner later was clean, that is worse because now you never know when they have changed it or not. So it will install the software that CNET wants to force feed you. He had to click on 'cancel' or a button with an even worse name to install WITHOUT the 'force feeded' toolbar (in this case) during the installation process.Įverybody normally clicks: 'yes,next next finish' etc. Q: Avast recommends download from CNET - good idea?ĬNET manipulates software like using the piggyback trick.Ībout three weeks ago, a friend downloaded ccleaner of the cnet website.
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