Rants：我们讨厌捆绑式废话的骗局

One of the things we hate most is all the free software applications scamming less knowledgeable users by trying to sneak extra toolbars or other software onto their computer. Sadly, the practice is getting even more common, and we’re going to rant about it.

我们最讨厌的事情之一是，所有免费软件应用程序都试图通过将多余的工具栏或其他软件偷偷潜入他们的计算机，从而使知识渊博的用户陷入困境。 可悲的是，这种做法变得越来越普遍，我们对此会大声疾呼。

What’s the Problem?

有什么问题？

Sure, you say, you can just uncheck the box when you are installing it. You’re a geek, and you know stuff!

当然，您说的是，安装时只需取消选中该框即可。 您是个极客，而且您知道！

…but what about all the doctors, teachers, and moms that don’t know any better? They don’t want to be geeks, they have other things that matter to them more than sitting in front of a computer all day and night. It’s Shocking, I know, but they have a life.

…但是所有不了解的医生，老师和妈妈呢？ 他们不想成为怪胎，他们还有其他事情比整日整夜坐在电脑前更重要。 我知道这令人震惊，但他们有生命。

They shouldn’t be punished by companies earning their living by scamming them into installing some worthless piece of crap software that they don’t need or want. They shouldn’t have a PC loaded down with crapware just because you like free stuff so much that you’ll keep supporting these products by installing them. When is enough finally going to be enough?

他们不应该因欺骗他们安装一些不需要或不需要的废话软件而谋生的公司受到惩罚。 他们不应该仅仅因为您喜欢免费的东西而装了废话不说的PC，就可以通过安装它们继续支持这些产品。 何时足够才足够？

If you really love free software so much, why don’t you switch to truly free (open source) software, and maybe start using Linux? After all, everybody knows as soon as you install Linux you’ll be all-knowing and gain special comment-leaving powers.

如果您真的非常喜欢自由软件，为什么不切换到真正的自由(开源)软件，而也许开始使用Linux？ 毕竟，每个人都知道，一旦您安装Linux，您就会一无所知，并获得特殊的注释功能。

Nobody Wants Toolbars!

没有人想要工具栏！

Having extra software riders is common place in apps like RealPlayer or iTunes and other “Lameware” apps, but now it’s getting worse. When getting the latest version of  Flash Player on a Windows 7 install, we see they’re trying to add extra software like the Google Toolbar, or worse, a Mcafee scan.

在RealPlayer或iTunes之类的应用程序以及其他“ Lameware”应用程序中，通常都有额外的软件支持者，但现在情况越来越糟。 在Windows 7安装上获取最新版本的Flash Player时，我们看到他们正在尝试添加其他软件，例如Google工具栏，或更糟糕的是，进行Mcafee扫描。

Sun’s Java tries to install extra things as well like in this example they want to put the Bing Toolbar in Internet Explorer for you…

Sun的Java试图安装其他东西，例如在本示例中，他们想为您将Bing工具栏放在Internet Explorer中……

And sometimes it offers to install the awful Yahoo toolbar as well.

有时它还提供安装糟糕的Yahoo工具栏的功能。

A bunch of quality freeware apps seem to be using this practice nowadays as well…like CCleaner… which makes us sad. We love CCleaner.

如今，许多高质量的免费软件应用程序似乎也在使用这种做法……例如CCleaner……这让我们感到悲伤。 我们喜欢CCleaner。

Or Foxit Reader who want to install their own toolbar and make Ask.com your default search. On a side note, have you noticed how bloated Foxit seems to be getting in recent versions?

或想要安装自己的工具栏并将Ask.com设为默认搜索的Foxit Reader。 附带说明一下，您是否注意到福昕最新版本似乎变得how肿了？

Avoid The Extra Junk 

避免多余的垃圾

The extra apps they try to sneak on your system aren’t malware like Digsby was trying to do when they joined the dark side, but it’s irritating and annoying that a user is automatically opted in. One service that makes it easy to install your favorite apps without the extra baggage is Ninite which we have previously covered.

他们尝试潜入您的系统的额外应用并非恶意软件，例如Digsby在加入黑暗面时试图进行的操作 ，但用户自动选择加入却令人恼火和烦恼。一项服务可轻松安装您喜欢的服务没有额外负担的应用程序是Ninite，我们之前已经介绍过 。

Not only do they make it a huge time saver to install multiple apps at once, they say NO to all the extra crapware they might try to include.

他们不仅使一次安装多个应用程序节省了很多时间，而且他们对尝试添加的所有额外垃圾软件都说“不”。

We spoke with Patrick Swieskowski, one of the founders of Ninite, and he told us about how they ensure their service installs apps free of crapware.

我们与Ninite的创始人之一Patrick Swieskowski进行了交谈，他告诉我们他们如何确保其服务安装没有垃圾软件的应用程序。

These tricky toolbars and addons were a big reason we started Ninite. You always have to be on your toes when running installers these days.

这些棘手的工具栏和插件是我们启动Ninite的重要原因。 这些天，在运行安装程序时，您始终必须保持警惕。

When we set up the automation for each installer we pay careful attention to these offers and decline them. We also check our test systems for new toolbars or other bundled apps after the automation, and if anything got through we throw out that configuration and try again.

当我们为每个安装程序设置自动化程序时，我们会仔细注意这些提议，并拒绝它们。 自动化后，我们还将检查测试系统中是否有新的工具栏或其他捆绑的应用程序，如果没有通过，请放弃该配置，然后重试。

We’re really serious about making Ninite a place to get software where people don’t have to worry about these sort of addons or spyware. For example, if I found that our Digsby install had the research mode enabled by default, we would have immediately removed it from the site until we could resolve the problem. Any feedback we receive about malicious or shady app behavior becomes our top priority.

我们真的很想让Ninite成为获取软件的地方，而人们不必担心这些插件或间谍软件。 例如，如果我发现Digsby安装默认情况下启用了研究模式，则我们将立即从站点中将其删除，直到我们解决问题为止。 我们收到的有关恶意或不道德应用行为的任何反馈都将成为我们的首要任务。

How-To Geek Policy

极客政策

When you read about free apps and utilities that we write about here, we will always let you know if the app tries to sneak something else in. It’s our official policy.

当您阅读我们在此处编写的免费应用程序和实用程序时，如果该应用程序试图潜入其他内容，我们将始终告知您。这是我们的正式政策。

Note: if we’ve written about something in the past and the developer has since added a crappy toolbar, be sure to let us know so we can update the article and point it out.

注意：如果我们过去写过一些东西，而开发人员此后又添加了一个糟糕的工具栏，请务必让我们知道，以便我们可以更新本文并指出。

Conclusion

结论

Yes, it’s only a matter of un-checking a box, but it seems that allowing a user to opt-into installing the extra junk would be more acceptable.

是的，这只是取消选中一个复选框的问题，但是似乎允许用户选择安装额外的垃圾将更容易被接受。

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/5619/avoid-crapware-when-installing-free-apps/