Suggestion for getting a download without the "so-called installers" -
if you find the program, read the information on the site (such as CNET)
to find the domain originating the program. For instance, Open Office
information on CNET mentions the OO web site (openoffice.org) several times.
Another suggestion - use search engine such as Google (usually is
selective on results returned) / Dogpile (shows results from several
search engines thus greater chance of finding what you are searching).
Be sure to check the suggested domain name to ensure you find the "home"
site for the program being searched.
Once you find the home site.
Per comment before, I have used CNET for about 15 years and did not have
to download one of the "so-called installers" . . .
Doug wrote:
On 03/22/2014 02:04 AM, johnny smith wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:48:10 -0000, Bruce Pierson
<bpierson...@gmail.com> wrote:
I got this little gem in something called “Sweetpacks” and yes, it
cropped up after a download from CNET. I managed to get rid of it
but it was not easy. I did it by working my way backwards deleting
and then reloading (without using CNET). I am normally careful
about downloading but somehow this slipped in. After this I am very
cautious about getting anything through CNET.
i suppose the point may be that the target file is downloaded not
directly but with the help of a small 'download manager' file that
you are to download first. i avoid downloading through such managers.
I strongly dislike the so-called "installers" also, but if you really
want or need the program, how do you get it without?
--doug
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