Hi, I've been using PSPAD for various private development projects for a couple of years and enjoyed using it.
Today I downloaded the latest release pspad456inst_en.exe from the pspad homepage (which directs to brothersoft.com). The brothersoft.com site clearly says, "Tested by 3 antivirus solutions, this software does not contain any kind of trojans, spyware or viruses". Yet, when I install it, it tries to install random spyware into my computer, 'highly recommended' by PSPad. First time, it installed _SweetIM_, [i]even though I clearly selected that I didn't want to install it[/i]. I noticed a flashing icon in the taskbar of an install tool, and then had to uninstall 2 installed SweetIM programs + an extension in Firefox. When I rerun the PSPAD installer, it's now _Babylon Toolbar_ which is tried to be installed by default. [url=http://postimage.org/image/8suf8f4tt/][img]http://s8.postimage.org/8suf8f4t t/pspadoffer.jpg[/img][/url] This is really the reason why so many people complain about Windows-software in general. Who the hell would have accepted anything like this in a Linux-environment? I take it that I can use the zip-solution (also on the Download-page) without having to worry about getting spyware into my computer, but this really leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I hope the profit on adding this crap to the installer is really worth it economically. -- <http://forum.pspad.com/read.php?2,57878,57878> PSPad freeware editor http://www.pspad.com
