Conclusion

It seems that program writers who bundle Adware and Spyware with their software do place warnings at some point during the installation process however they rely on most people clicking “Next, Next, Next, Install, Finish” and not reading these warnings.

In the event that a victim contacts the company and complains about the bundled software, the makers can just say “We told you so, didn’t you read the license agreement? Its all in there”.

In the future when downloading free software always carefully read the information about it on both the website and the license agreement. It might be worth your while doing a Google search for “program-name Spyware” to see if anyone else has reported problems.

The best way to deal with Adware and Spyware is to avoid downloading it in the first place. The most common culprits are ActiveX Controls, free games, free screensavers, weather monitors and emoticon packages.