New Adobe Shockwave adds Norton as a "Piggy-Back" application

July 3, 2008

Just a warning to users who update their Adobe Shockwave. Symantec

has a new agreement to piggy-back their software into the download.

From Adobe's website:

How is Norton Security Scan from Symantec connected to Shockwave Player?

As part of a recent distribution agreement with Symantec,

Adobe will offer its customers the option to install the free

Norton Security Scan software as part of the Shockwave Player

installation process. Only customers who accept the Norton Security

Scan offer will download the Norton Security Scan software.

Those who decline the offer will download and install only Shockwave

Player. Norton Security Scan is only offered to users who have either

already downloaded the Google Toolbar or who are not eligible to

receive the Google Toolbar offer

So be careful or you'll get more than just Shockwave Player. It wasn't

enough to piggy-back Google Toolbar, now you've got another unrelated

app to dodge.

July 3, 2008

Re: New Adobe Shockwave adds Norton as a "Piggy-Back" application

Great. Nothing like turning people off to Security updates by including

BLOATWARE and GARBAGE. How do they get away with this behavior ?

Apple had an update for Quicktime that included Safari. Turns out this

version of Safari had Critical Sec vulnerabilities. At least they've

changed that behavior but not until a huge stink was raised.

Shockwave Security updates include the Google Toolbar, checked to

install by Default, and now they include Symantec dreck, too.

Sun's JRE Sec updates includes Google Toolbar and an opt in for Open Office.

Imagine the stink that would be raised if MS included crap with their

Security updates.

No Security updates should include anything but the update. Period.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]

===============

*-343-* FDNY

Never Forgotten

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R. McCarty wrote:

> Just a warning to users who update their Adobe Shockwave. Symantec

> has a new agreement to piggy-back their software into the download.

>

> From Adobe's website:

>

> How is Norton Security Scan from Symantec connected to Shockwave Player?

> As part of a recent distribution agreement with Symantec,

> Adobe will offer its customers the option to install the free

> Norton Security Scan software as part of the Shockwave Player

> installation process. Only customers who accept the Norton Security

> Scan offer will download the Norton Security Scan software.

> Those who decline the offer will download and install only Shockwave

> Player. Norton Security Scan is only offered to users who have either

> already downloaded the Google Toolbar or who are not eligible to

> receive the Google Toolbar offer

>

> So be careful or you'll get more than just Shockwave Player. It wasn't

> enough to piggy-back Google Toolbar, now you've got another unrelated

> app to dodge.

>

July 3, 2008

Re: New Adobe Shockwave adds Norton as a "Piggy-Back" application

Amen to that!

JS

"MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message

news:u6InfOT3IHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Great. Nothing like turning people off to Security updates by including

> BLOATWARE and GARBAGE. How do they get away with this behavior ?

> Apple had an update for Quicktime that included Safari. Turns out this

> version of Safari had Critical Sec vulnerabilities. At least they've

> changed that behavior but not until a huge stink was raised.

>

> Shockwave Security updates include the Google Toolbar, checked to install

> by Default, and now they include Symantec dreck, too.

> Sun's JRE Sec updates includes Google Toolbar and an opt in for Open

> Office.

> Imagine the stink that would be raised if MS included crap with their

> Security updates.

>

> No Security updates should include anything but the update. Period.

>

> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]

> ===============

> *-343-* FDNY

> Never Forgotten

> ===============

>

> R. McCarty wrote:

>

>> Just a warning to users who update their Adobe Shockwave. Symantec

>> has a new agreement to piggy-back their software into the download.

>>

>> From Adobe's website:

>>

>> How is Norton Security Scan from Symantec connected to Shockwave Player?

>> As part of a recent distribution agreement with Symantec,

>> Adobe will offer its customers the option to install the free

>> Norton Security Scan software as part of the Shockwave Player

>> installation process. Only customers who accept the Norton Security

>> Scan offer will download the Norton Security Scan software.

>> Those who decline the offer will download and install only Shockwave

>> Player. Norton Security Scan is only offered to users who have either

>> already downloaded the Google Toolbar or who are not eligible to

>> receive the Google Toolbar offer

>>

>> So be careful or you'll get more than just Shockwave Player. It wasn't

>> enough to piggy-back Google Toolbar, now you've got another unrelated

>> app to dodge.

>>

July 3, 2008

Re: New Adobe Shockwave adds Norton as a "Piggy-Back" application

Humm, not surprised, Adobe is evolving into as bad a company as Symantec

as far as software products are concerned.

R. McCarty wrote:

> Just a warning to users who update their Adobe Shockwave. Symantec

> has a new agreement to piggy-back their software into the download.

>

> From Adobe's website:

>

> How is Norton Security Scan from Symantec connected to Shockwave Player?

> As part of a recent distribution agreement with Symantec,

> Adobe will offer its customers the option to install the free

> Norton Security Scan software as part of the Shockwave Player

> installation process. Only customers who accept the Norton Security

> Scan offer will download the Norton Security Scan software.

> Those who decline the offer will download and install only Shockwave

> Player. Norton Security Scan is only offered to users who have either

> already downloaded the Google Toolbar or who are not eligible to

> receive the Google Toolbar offer

>

> So be careful or you'll get more than just Shockwave Player. It wasn't

> enough to piggy-back Google Toolbar, now you've got another unrelated

> app to dodge.

>

July 3, 2008

Re: New Adobe Shockwave adds Norton as a "Piggy-Back" application

The date and time was 7/3/2008 11:24 AM, and on a whim, JS pounded out

on the keyboard:

> Amen to that!

>

> JS

>

> "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message

> news:u6InfOT3IHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Great. Nothing like turning people off to Security updates by including

>> BLOATWARE and GARBAGE. How do they get away with this behavior ?

>> Apple had an update for Quicktime that included Safari. Turns out this

>> version of Safari had Critical Sec vulnerabilities. At least they've

>> changed that behavior but not until a huge stink was raised.

>>

>> Shockwave Security updates include the Google Toolbar, checked to install

>> by Default, and now they include Symantec dreck, too.

>> Sun's JRE Sec updates includes Google Toolbar and an opt in for Open

>> Office.

>> Imagine the stink that would be raised if MS included crap with their

>> Security updates.

>>

>> No Security updates should include anything but the update. Period.

>>

>> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]

>> ===============

>> *-343-* FDNY

>> Never Forgotten

>> ===============

>>

>> R. McCarty wrote:

>>

>>> Just a warning to users who update their Adobe Shockwave. Symantec

>>> has a new agreement to piggy-back their software into the download.

>>>

>>> From Adobe's website:

>>>

>>> How is Norton Security Scan from Symantec connected to Shockwave Player?

>>> As part of a recent distribution agreement with Symantec,

>>> Adobe will offer its customers the option to install the free

>>> Norton Security Scan software as part of the Shockwave Player

>>> installation process. Only customers who accept the Norton Security

>>> Scan offer will download the Norton Security Scan software.

>>> Those who decline the offer will download and install only Shockwave

>>> Player. Norton Security Scan is only offered to users who have either

>>> already downloaded the Google Toolbar or who are not eligible to

>>> receive the Google Toolbar offer

>>>

>>> So be careful or you'll get more than just Shockwave Player. It wasn't

>>> enough to piggy-back Google Toolbar, now you've got another unrelated

>>> app to dodge.

>>>

>

Kind of like when the Apple Updater started including Safari and slipped

it to all unaware iTunes/Quicktime users...

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July 3, 2008

Re: New Adobe Shockwave adds Norton as a "Piggy-Back" application

The annoying thing is that there is an ever increasing number of web

sites that require their software to be accessed or viewed properly.

John

Bob I wrote:

> Humm, not surprised, Adobe is evolving into as bad a company as Symantec

> as far as software products are concerned.