Oracle bundles sneaky ‘Amazon Assistant’ browser extension with Java
installer
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Posts by James Risley
on April 18, 2016 at 1:46 pm
amazon java offer
Oracle’s Java has long come with third-party sponsored offers that add
toolbars to your browser and change the homepage to a partner’s site. It
used to
be Ask.com’s toolbar that was installed, but last year
Ask.com was replaced with Yahoo,
which made its search engine the default for users who failed to uncheck
a small box during the installation processes.
Now, Amazon is taking over that spot, bringing its own
extension
and
search engine
to your browser with every Java install, unless you opt out.
The exit of Yahoo from the installer is notable given the company’s
ongoing business struggles. Given the large number of people who still
need to download
and update Java, the installer is a way for a third party to quickly add
to its user base.
Amazon’s extension allows users to price match against Amazon options
across the web. Its search engine is powered by Google, but
emphasizes Amazon products
like IMDb, Goodreads and Amazon product pages.
It appears the new installation behavior
started in January,
but other than
an FAQ page
on Oracle’s site, neither company has announced the feature widely.
We’ve reached out to Amazon and Oracle for comment and will update if we
hear back.
On 12/17/2016 8:58 PM, zoe fiogkos wrote:
I have no idea what it is or how it got on my laptop. It's annoying me
because everytime I boot up my laptop or go to my desktop while using the
laptop I hear jaws say rezzarr resources 104 dll. And the window does
nothing. So someone said to uninstall the program but it won't go away.
Regards
Zoe
by the intersessions of the holy Theotokos, Lord have mercy on us. Jesus
said when I return will I find the faith, not will I find faith, but the
faith. So many will be shocked when he comes again in all his glory. My only
hope is that it won't be too late..
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Vicky Vaughan
Sent: December 17, 2016 3:06 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] help with removing amazon assistant
Hi Zoe, This is Vicky. I have not heard of Amazon Assistant before this.
In what way is this supposed to help? What about it has annoyed you, to want
to get rid of it?
Thank you very much for helping me to understand it.
Sincerely, Vicky Vaughan
-----Original Message-----
From: zoe fiogkos
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2016 10:57 AM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: [JAWS-Users] help with removing amazon assistant
Hi guys, I wrote about this a few days ago and I thought the problem was
solved.
I go to control panel.
I click uninstall a program.
It shows me a list of programs.
I find amazon assistant.
I select it and click enter.
A wizard pops up and asks me if I want to change or remove the program.
I hit enter on the remove button.
I get a amazon assistant was successfully removed, finish button.
I click finish button and restart my laptop.
I look in the control panel uninstall program list and it's gone.
A few hours later it's back.
Any ideas how to get rid of this thing perminantly?
Thanks for any help.
Regards
Zoe
by the intersessions of the holy Theotokos, Lord have mercy on us. Jesus
said when I return will I find the faith, not will I find faith, but the
faith. So many will be shocked when he comes again in all his glory. My only
hope is that it won't be too late..
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