Re: New Adobe Shockwave adds Norton as a "Piggy-Back" application by Terry
Terry
Thu Jul 03 13:38:52 PDT 2008
The date and time was 7/3/2008 11:24 AM, and on a whim, JS pounded out
on the keyboard:
> Amen to that!
>
> JS
>
> "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message
> news:u6InfOT3IHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Great. Nothing like turning people off to Security updates by including
>> BLOATWARE and GARBAGE. How do they get away with this behavior ?
>> Apple had an update for Quicktime that included Safari. Turns out this
>> version of Safari had Critical Sec vulnerabilities. At least they've
>> changed that behavior but not until a huge stink was raised.
>>
>> Shockwave Security updates include the Google Toolbar, checked to install
>> by Default, and now they include Symantec dreck, too.
>> Sun's JRE Sec updates includes Google Toolbar and an opt in for Open
>> Office.
>> Imagine the stink that would be raised if MS included crap with their
>> Security updates.
>>
>> No Security updates should include anything but the update. Period.
>>
>> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
>> ===============
>> *-343-* FDNY
>> Never Forgotten
>> ===============
>>
>>
>>
>> R. McCarty wrote:
>>
>>> Just a warning to users who update their Adobe Shockwave. Symantec
>>> has a new agreement to piggy-back their software into the download.
>>>
>>> From Adobe's website:
>>>
>>> How is Norton Security Scan from Symantec connected to Shockwave Player?
>>> As part of a recent distribution agreement with Symantec,
>>> Adobe will offer its customers the option to install the free
>>> Norton Security Scan software as part of the Shockwave Player
>>> installation process. Only customers who accept the Norton Security
>>> Scan offer will download the Norton Security Scan software.
>>> Those who decline the offer will download and install only Shockwave
>>> Player. Norton Security Scan is only offered to users who have either
>>> already downloaded the Google Toolbar or who are not eligible to
>>> receive the Google Toolbar offer
>>>
>>> So be careful or you'll get more than just Shockwave Player. It wasn't
>>> enough to piggy-back Google Toolbar, now you've got another unrelated
>>> app to dodge.
>>>
>>>
>
Kind of like when the Apple Updater started including Safari and slipped
it to all unaware iTunes/Quicktime users...
--
Terry R.
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