McCrow Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Hi, beware of installing sposnsored Tools !!! - I'm installed ImgBurn today and installed TuneUp by accident - My Firefox Icon changed to an Search-Icon and Startpage changed to www.snapdo... ImageBurn is an fine Tool, but does it need realy to deal with Trojan and Malware Partners?! BR McCrow
nickonac Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) You know, I was disappointed when some of my favourite freewares & essential "free" software began to be provided via installers which included agreements with these 3rd party "terror"-wares. However, when it came to independent freeware providers (who had long had a "donate" button on their webpage), my disappointment was more with those tens of thousands (or more) of users of the software who use it frequently & could painlessly donate. I don't burn discs as often as I have in the past, but I still use ImgBurn a lot & I feel it may be time for me to make a small donation again - despite being a disabled, single parent widower! Sometimes freeware begins as a "hobby" that the programmer starts in their youth but, if that software grows into a lengthy success story, it would be ridiculous to expect the developer/s to keep providing their precious time, their life, to the project ad infinitum with no other reward than a "thank you" (& sometimes not even that)! If ImgBurn users really want to get rid of the 3rd party installer - here's a thought - HIT the DONATE BUTTON!! By the way, there's always a way to opt-out of 3rd party apps in the installer. Those who can't work it out....hmmmm....!!! EDIT: The criticisms are not directed at the Original Poster! (I realise that it was a simple accident which resulted in the install of the 3rd party apps). Edited June 10, 2014 by nickonac
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