[dba-Tech] DoSearches.com?

I've noticed that more and more of these packages don't have a checkbox but
just a Cancel button, which suggests not that you are declining
installation of some toolbar but rather the installation of the program you
intended to install. That is deception pure and simple.

Arthur


On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Stuart:
>
> Agreed...but few standard users seem aware of this until its too late.
> There has to be a real education campaign among most users as they appear
> blissfully unaware of the dangers or even the checkbox. Some apps even have
> a button that says something like; "Decline the install, yes or no". It is
> not easy to know whether you are saying "no" to what you have downloaded or
> is it referring to "extras". The last computer I worked on had two malware
> applications that had to be removed, partly manually and two browsers that
> had to be cleaned up. It was a real mess.
>
> Considering the client had just over looked the checkbox, I suspect made
> to be confusing, as they were actually looking for it and the product they
> were downloading was coming from a supposed well known legitimate site,
> they were more than surprised. The malware was attached to the download by
> the actual site operations. Very bad.
>
> I would like to see those sites banned until they clean up their act.
>
> Jim
>