ImgBurn and PUPs.

After reading in another thread that ImgBurn is now bundled with TuneUp, I downloaded the program. A scan with MBAM showed the program to be bundled with OpenCandy. I installed ImgBurn and in the first window there are 2 EULAs - 1 for ImgBurn and 1 for OpenCandy. There was no option to not 'install' OpenCandy. Also, nothing about TuneUp. I then ran ImgBurn while connected to the internet and there appeared no :*** recommended software from OpenCandy. What am I missing?

BTW During the installation of ImgBurn, I was not connected to the internet. And my virtual life didn't come to an end... rolleyes

 

Don't know about OpenCandy - would have to try another install to check that. But it seems you need to be connected during install to get TuneUp. The TuneUp Accept/Decline window only appears right at the end after quite a delay. Probably a good idea with all this junk being bundled to disconnect during installation. I'll be trying that next time.

 

This why I started the thread. There where no add-ons in the first window, and no TuneUp in the last window. And I'm not critising ImgBurn - it's a superb program. And thankfully, MajorGeeks always warns us.

Purpose of the thread...

FYI I have been avoiding the :*** :crap like this for years.

 

Thanks JoeRay12.
Nobody on this thread was whingeing or criticizing ImgBurn or it's publisher. And not everybody is as PC-literate as we are. I merely started this thread to provide a simple solution to avoid PUPs. People don't want to read, not the EULA, TOS, CG, or anything else. And yes, I also don't have sympathy with them. But, we are here to help.

I could re-install ImgBurn and take snapshots of every window to prove that I didn't even see the optional programs offered - simply because I was not connected to the internet. KISS works for me.

That said, having to uncheck optional programs in the first and last windows is sneaky.

BTW I have the utmost respect for programmers providing free applications.

PS We provide free advice. Can we sneak in a link to websites where have a commercial interest... rolleyes

no.

 

Thanks JoeRay12 for your insight. We are never to old to learn.

Your reference to original inaccurate criticism has nothing to do with this thread wich I started.

 

JoeRay is simply trying to provoke me, but I'm not biting

 

roflmao :-D

 

Here's a great article written by Timothy Tibbetts. I'm just providing another (possible) solution... until the PUPs are actually bundled with the setup file.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/third_party_programs_and_toolbars_what_you_need_to_know.html