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why an I not informed that Adobe update will install another program with in,such as McAfee.. I don't want programs that i don't choose myself
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it's listed, but unfortunately it's auto-checked so you have to pay attention and opt-out.
afaik, everyone that has no power to change that agrees with you that it should be an opt-in option.
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Thanks, When the update showed up on my desktop,it just said download,I didn'e see anything abaout another program along with it, I'll pay closer attention to it next time. Larry
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oh, you may be right.
when you go to the flash player web page, Adobe - Install Adobe Flash Player you'll see the mcafee option. but if you allow auto-updates, you may not see that.
i never allow flash player to auto-update for that reason (and because i am a flash developer and use a different flash player version to debug web-based swfs). you have limited (or no) control over what happens when you allow flash player to auto-update.
i hate that and sympathize with the plight you went through. it happened to me once many years ago. i learned to never allow that again.
hopefully, you were able to uninstall mcafee and not have any residual problem-causing detritus left on your system.
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Uninstalled it immediately. i will take your advice about no automatic updates.I'll do it online.
Thanks again Larry
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you're welcome.