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For some odd reason I like your design even if I despise Windows 8.x

Déjà vu?

I think regular defrag algorithm should be recoded from scratch. If you want speed defrag from the filelist. Regular defrag is unuseable right now imho. I have tested a lot of defragmenters, even those that "fill gaps" alongside defrag and Defraggler is the slowest of them. The algorithm tends to shuffle all data around, for no particular reason.

It's not a big issue. I already install other products which come with even more bundleware. I think it's a matter of common sense; always selecting custom install when available and checking your system afterwards. Most people I know with malware, don't even know there are some utils for cleaning it in a simple way. AVC video converter and Daemon Tools come to mind...

At least ticking the "No thanks" box, it doesn't install anything.

This is the adware screen I was talking about...

@Hav0c: I got it from www.codecguide.com -> major geeks mirror @Winapp2.ini: K-Lite allows for encoding alongside decoding. It includes FFMPEG and other tools. I also prefer Media Player Classic over VLC.

MSE, but I didn't get any warning from the AV; I just saw a new dialog for installing adware while installing K-Lite. After installing it, being careful to untick all pertinent boxes, I run AdwCleaner to see if something would have slipped into my system. Everything is normal. And yes, it seems portable (or compressed without installer) is the way to go, until someone makes an util to modify installers to get rid of any bundled crap.

Just because Defrag Freespace tends to create more fragmentation on some partitions, I would do Defrag Freespace first. Just my two cents.

It seems bundling adware is common trend for "free" software nowadays. Just a word of warning. Don't forget to tick the box to avoid installing it.

Thanks for the heads up.

Nice find and info Hazelnut.

Good catch.

Right now the direct download link is quite tiny.

I don't have that string (Installation sources) under Win7 x64.

I think version 7u51 is the latest one working under XP. I would recommend XP users getting rid of Java altogether.

When Softonic was born it was okay. Now it's Adware Heaven.

AdBlockplus is a must have. It works under most web browsers (even Android now). Ghostery is also nice. Check the Security subforum for more information. There are also some other options to extend protection. Some antispyware software, etc. It will work in tandem with your AV program.

Interesting read. Those were selfless brave men.

Bottom line: Your mileage may vary despite of Microsoft claims.

MUPE = Most Useless Post Ever... Also, what a terrible choice of colours.

Check Xplode's AdwCleaner too. Google for it.

I have that entry too. And it's not malware. It's related to a legit (and free) program I use, using the QT framework.

Thanks Hazel. It seems like a nice and easy to use addition as a secondary layer of protection.