The latest issue of Vipre Security News notes: … There you are, casually downloading an update, when you suddenly find that you’ve also downloaded an unwanted toolbar… or worse. It’s called piggybacking and it’s an industry phenomenon that enables other software to “piggyback” on software your download. Yes, you must opt-in to receive the “selected”… Continue reading Watch Out for Piggyback Software
Tag: Foistware
Auto opt-in’s: Free software and unwanted add-on’s
May 2011: I was glad to see a major blog take on something which has riled me as well. Like when I update Adobe Flash on every PC. Ed Bott at ZDNet conjured up the new term “foistware” for the insidious practice, even by large reputable software companies. See: “Adobe and Skype top my Foistware… Continue reading Auto opt-in’s: Free software and unwanted add-on’s