Even taking my time would not have worked yesterday. It simply went ahead with both installs without giving me an opportunity to say No even if I had waited all day. If even went so far as to install McAfee before it did Flash. And during this process there was no Cancel button anywhere on the screen.
Peyton ________________________________ From: John Mason <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, March 14, 2012 9:36:07 AM Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Unconscionable Adobe Behavior They use the promote Google toolbar for several years, it's simply McAfee now. It's always a good idea to take your time when installing something on your computer. John On 3/14/12 9:31 AM, Clint Willard wrote: 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 >[email protected] > > > >On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Andrew Powell <[email protected]> >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 <[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] >>>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 >>>[email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>>On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 7:06 AM, Peyton >>> >>>Todd <[email protected]> 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 >>>>------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------- >>>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 >>>------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------- >>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 >>------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
