Ah ha. I disabled Flash in FF and made it ask me to install Flash. It does take you to the Adobe site to install Flash and it does "ask" if you want to install McAfee with a check box defaulted to checked. Simply uncheck it. Your working too fast man, slow down and notice the check boxes, it's standard practice. But yes, it's the first time I noticed the McAfee thing, doesn't bother me though.
Cheers, *Clint Willard * Senior ColdFusion Programmer Analyst clint...@gmail.com On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Andrew Powell <phi1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think you're getting a bit too worked up. Simply uninstall it and move > on. Obviously it bothered you enough to craft an email about it, but is it > really a big deal? Just uninstall McAfee and be done with it. > > > On Mar 14, 2012, at 8:51 AM, Peyton Todd wrote: > > The website is the one at the url below: > > > http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp;jsessionid=F0820D54374464EDF158A9C6740AB907.ecom303_main?sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=Share-_-Personal-_-Email-_-Sharee-_-Images&token=7319175931105%3A201251901&_requestid=122667 > > And if it matters, the browser I was using in Firefox. But do either of > these things matter? Can I not assume they were merely passing the ball to > Adobe? Certainly the look and feel of the installation windows were > unmistakeably the Adobe style! > > Peyton > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Clint Willard <clint...@gmail.com> > *To:* discussion@acfug.org > *Sent:* Wed, March 14, 2012 8:18:58 AM > *Subject:* Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Unconscionable Adobe Behavior > > "Yesterday I went to a website" - What web site? Did it take you to Adobe > for real. It seem possible for someone to make an installer with flash to > include a copy of something else, not sure. If so, it probably has an > affiliate tracking attached to make them money when you "hopefully" buy it. > If "a website" tells you that you need Flash, then get it from a trusted > source like Adobe, especially if it doesn't look right. If this is not the > case you should be more specific in your complaint. Personally I've never > had a Flash install include anything, let alone ask if you want anything > else that I can remember. > > *Clint Willard* > Senior ColdFusion Programmer Analyst > clint...@gmail.com > > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 7:06 AM, Peyton Todd <peytont...@att.net> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> Can anyone please instruct me on how best to complain to Adobe about a >> loathsome practice I have just experienced? (Or perhaps, as their official >> representative, you, Josh, can do this for me?) >> >> Yesterday I went to a website, and was told I had to download the latest >> version of Flash Player, which I agreed to do, whereupon I found McAfee >> Security program being installed at the same time. The previous practice >> was bad enough (in fact, already despicable): one had to notice that the >> check box for agreeing to download McAfee was already defaulted to Yes, and >> explicitly un-check it to prevent this from happening. Now, however, it >> simply installs McAfee without warning, and without giving one any other >> option. >> >> I had thought Adobe was a good company. But surely all will agree that >> this is a disgusting practice truly beneath contempt, perpetrated by >> scumbag scoundrels who should be lined up before a firing squad immediately. >> >> Peyton >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ >> http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform >> >> For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists >> Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ >> List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> > ------------------------------------------------------------- >
