how to avoid the opencandy crap

[JohnnyBob]

The opencandy.com website suggests these ways to avoid their crappy software, which are unfortunately bundled with the ImgBurn installer:

• Beginner: disconnect your internet connection (beware some software needs the internet to complete its install)
• Intermediate: run the OpenCandy powered installer from the command-line with /NOCANDY
• Advanced: add a domain block in your firewall for *.opencandy.com
   

However, I never see their offers, perhaps because the relevant domains are blocked in my MVPS HOSTS file.

 

Be careful out there, children. It's a real jungle!

[dbminter]

Even though I don't get click happy when I run any installer, I do admit to disabling my Internet connection in ZoneAlarm before running installers with OpenCandy wrapped, excuse the pun around them. That way, they can't phone home and install something I don't want by accident on my part. Plus, I always take a differential backup image in Macrium Reflect before I run any installer or updater. In case any kind of install does something like that, or just messes up the system in general.

[Adrianvdh]

Oh my Fuck! Why don't you just read what the installer says, the first time I installed ImgBurn 2.5.8.0 I read what the installer offers and I have never had a problem!