Shark007 Windows Codecs

Please take these down. They are filled with malware, hijack toolbars etc. I just got the conduit search protect toolbar off my computer (not the easiest thing to do), which i'm unfortunately familiar with after helping a friend do the same thing. I thought this was a safe site and so did many others apparently. It also installed vbates, adware.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/x64_components.html,
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/win7codecs.html

After searching the Shark007 forums i saw users who had experience the same thing. There were even replies from a guy associated with the site who said he is aware of this and that you need to perform some type of BS workaround to not install these like many other popular softwares. I tried to post on their forums but it conveniently has a review process and i know my post won't get through that!

Other popular softwares do not install programs like conduit. It is a malware hijacker plain and simple. Take this down.

 

Hey, if it were a regular old toolbar, i wouldn't care. Go ahead and install conduit and tell me what you think. I don't appreciate you calling your site safe if there is even a possibility of this crap being installed. I was just posting this to inform people. I can go somewhere else, that doesn't bother me. If you want to associate with people who engage in this type of behavior that is your choice.

 

Did you listen to what he said? It is the norm dang near everywhere now. The exception to this is paid software, or open-source.

I get why you are dismayed, but its nobody's fault but your own for not reading the installation instructions.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2nDa224znxw/UyST1OOMluI/AAAAAAAAEmg/_ZKfOyEutKo/s503/Capture1.PNG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M4sLEGTiHj4/UyST1nrYe2I/AAAAAAAAEms/54_tJ5MCSfc/s532/Capture2.PNG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-DCjAN-3SnWY/UyST1LQswdI/AAAAAAAAEmo/fJ9LC7TKkYk/s503/Capture3.PNG

There is simply no way to miss this stuff unless you just blindly clicked through. I'd liken it to speeding. The excuse that you didn't see the speed limit sign does not excuse you from the consequences.

It is unfortunate that the freeware/shareware world has come to this, but it has. It is not majorgeek's fault. Majorgeeks is safe, but nowhere does it say it is safe to not read what is being installed, or license agreements. Just like the speeder a cop stops, not paying attention doesn't excuse the consequences. Does that mean the road is less safe? Of course not. The speeder is what made it less safe.

 

Did you read what i wrote? I'm not blaming you that i installed it. You say your downloads are safe, that isn't true in my opinion. Safe downloads don't have things like that. I was just posting to inform people. Also, conduit is not like all other 3rd party software, don't mislead people who read this. It is a hijacker and it isn't easy to get rid of. Spybot and malwarebytes both detect it as viruses and i had to run both to get it off there. I dare either of you to install it if you feel that way. I'll say it again, if these are the people who you choose to associate with, that is on your conscience. I know i couldn't do it.

 

So basically, you think Majorgeeks should not be able to compete with other shareware sites by purging all of these partner-bundled applications? So basically close shop and go home.

Majorgeeks does NOT host anything you cannot opt-out of. Can you say that of other places? That was a rhetorical question, I know you cannot.

As for conduit, I'll take your dare. I'll also have it cleaned off my system within 15 seconds. I wouldn't expect others to know that, but I would also expect them to read the installer information to avoid it.

 

Conduit is straight up malware that is harmful to peoples computers. You can't tell me that is what the type of thing that is included in all bundled programs. I know that. I've had plenty of toolbars and programs installed through error over the years as we all have.

The ones that are the worst are ones just like this. No uninstall or even directories, detected by virus programs, AND even that doesn't uninstall them fully sometimes requiring you to run two virus programs one after the other and then even to search google for a solution to finally get it off your computer. That isn't normal 3rd party software. Normal third party software doesn't change your home page, reroute your searches and web urls, and hypertext everything on the page. I know for a fact there are plenty of free softwares and programs that do not include things like that. That's why you won't install it willingly.

I'm not blaming you that i installed this. I've already said that. I do however take issue with your claim that your downloads are safe. If i can get something like that from one of your downloads it is not safe.

We can debate all day but it doesn't really matter to me. It is wrong that you have this download up. I'll tell that to you and i'll tell it to the a**hole responsible for making it. Everything else is semantics and excuses.