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Adobe Shockwave: Crapware With Install

Nothing is worse than spyware, Adware, Malware … etc. However, Crapware comes in extremely close. Crapware is all the extra needless applications say Dell puts on their computers. They sell it as though you're getting some great deal because your computer is coming pre-installed with say a 90 day trial of Mcaffe. Well, Crapware strikes it's ugliness in many places. While rebuilding a computer this week I found a great example from Adobe's Shockwave.

shockwave norton trick

Notice that the "Norton Security Scan" does not remove anything. Just tells you if you have any malicious software. Of course the box next to "Install" was checked. Just remember to be careful when installing so called "freeware". Uncheck any default checked boxes unless you want Norton to tell you that there might be malicious software on your computer … and keep popping up trying to sell you it's needless security suite. This is just one example.

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This article was originally written on 10/26/07 Tagged with: Crapware, Free Software Utilities, Windows

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Comments (2)

  1. Gabriel

    HI! well i have a little question .. i was installing adobe shockwave and in my hurry i didint realise that it was installing the crap of Norton .. i removed it but when i restarted my pc the program was in my screen again .. does anyone knows how to remove it ? sorry about my english because im from other country

    since now thx to anyone who can help me

  2. jtg

    You'll need to uninstall it from add/remove programs, but you won't be able to do so until it isn't running because Norton will report an error. So, when you start your PC and the dialog pops up, bring up the task manager (CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC if you're in Vista), weed through the programs for Norton (may help to add the command line column from View options), then right click on it and select End Process Tree. You should then be free to remove it.


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