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Download.com and Calibre
Download.com has a new installer program that installs malware in addition to the downloaded software. I had to reinstall from a backup and went to download.com to save time, since I had so many programs that I needed reinstalled. Anyway I discovered that they have a new installer/downloader program that contains malware.
I have no idea if Calibre can be removed from that site, or if Kovid would want to, but I did want him to know about it. It is the same with Sigil at download.com. Its a shame because the site used to be good, but apparently they got greedy. Amy |
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creator of calibre
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There are lots of such sites that redistribute calibre (which may be illegal if they dont also redistribute the calibre source code). There are even sites that offer calibre for download with a zipped up library full of pirated books. Unfortunately, I haven't the time or resources to track them all down.
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I'm curious: what is it this time? IIRC, last time it was a browser hijacking tool bar (which is, inevitably, so poorly written as to crash Windows, or at least, the browser) that couldn't be uninstalled in any normal way. |
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coupon companion
They are loading in coupon companion and a couple of other programs as far as I have heard. I got one with coupon companion in it.
As soon as I saw that it was trying to install something extra I use the close window button but apparently that does not stop the install! Which is a just crap! Anyway I know Kovid's program is good and would not want people to think that it was Calibre that caused the malware, when it was the download site. Amy |
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The solution is simple, download from one of the two sites specified by calibre, here or here.
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FWIW : I keep the latest 2 versions of my downloaded software on spinning data drive, with a replica on a 4GB thumb. Saves me a lot of hassle if I need to reinstall.
My experience is that the freeloaders almost always have some sort of opt-out, but they can be tricky to understand, and hard to find. I recently found one buried in the License Agreement that was displayed during the install. And its not just download sites like CNET that peddle this rubbish, some well known so called 'open source' packages have also started feature bloat in their installs. They seem to prefer Bunndle to Open Candy, and my experience is that its much harder to eradicate Bunndle than it is Open Candy. BR |
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I get emails from people trying to convince me to get rich by adding crap to the calibre installer every little while. People find it really hard to believe I dont want to get rich at any cost.
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