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My laptop is rebuilt
Through FireFox I access YouTube and am told that I need to install Adobe Flash Player.
Fair enough.
But if I'm not quick, McAfee comes along for the ride:
McAfee Piggybacks Adobe
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ChrisGreaves
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McAfee Piggybacks Adobe
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John Gray
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Re: McAfee Piggybacks Adobe
Yes, it is an optional security scan from McAfee. This sort of thing (usually an additional toolbar) happens for ever so many products. We must be eternally vigilant...
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ChrisGreaves
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Re: McAfee Piggybacks Adobe
John, you know how I hate to disagree with you (grin) but here is how this evil weevil trapped me.John Gray wrote:Yes, it is an optional security scan from McAfee. This sort of thing (usually an additional toolbar) happens for ever so many products. We must be eternally vigilant...
I am running NoScript, and the Adobe page pops into view with no sign of the optional McAfee near the top-right.
I noticed that scripts were blocked. Figured "Adobe is harmless, right?", and opted in NoScript to temporarily allow all of Adobe.
It was sooo easy for me then to slide across and click the large DOWNLOAD button without nticing the McAfee checkbox.
In my case, either I am blinder than I thought, easily distracted, impatient, or would have been better of without NoScript!
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