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What's up with CNET?
A while back I downloaded a program from CNET.
I had good luck with them in the past but I got all sorts of garbage with the program and my browsers were hijacked and modified. Took a lot of time to fix the mess.
I called them and they kindly explained that I must have let some 'optional' programs through and that I could decline them, if I so chose.
Yesterday I downloaded a video editor from CNET and as carefully as I could I 'declined' the add-ons.
Well, I got a b--t load of crap anyway.
Hijacked my browsers - changed homepages - added toolbsrs, etc.!
Parts of the mess were difficult to uninstall and even after uninstalling everything I could find I still have some strange search engine trying to insinuate itself.
Oh, and after uninstalling without getting rid of all the mess I went ahead and did 'restore wystem' back to a good state from last week.
Even after that the 'new' search engine lingers
and
Firefox stopped working and I had to re-install.
I'm inclined to think that CNET is no longer to be trusted.
What do you think?
4 Answers
- LineDancerLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
I don't trust CNET any more.When downloading an anti-spyware program from that site, my computer contracted a virus that was difficult to remove.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
when i can i use the authors site or filehippo ; sounds like when you used the download you Didn't look for Third party downloads when you accepted the app.. a lot of stuff you have to read carefully or you get their toolbar like ask and the rest
- sandyLv 78 years ago
you are correct they will give you adware -malware and spyware with your downloads .
