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And sometimes the crapware is bundled with legit free/open-source softwares :( (I ranted about that some time ago: http://blog.httrack.com/blog/2013/11/24/i-do-not-want-your-s...)


Oracle is bundling the Ask toolbar and McAfee Security Scanner as "optout adware" with java runtime updates, the whole windows 3rd party software ecosystem is nothing but a cesspit.




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