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by colkassad 5315 days ago
I think the Java runtime installer asks to install a toolbar. There is something else that I can't recall (flash runtime?) that asks to install the Ask.com toolbar all the time as well. Some popular open source projects too (PDFCreator).
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marshray 5315 days ago
Hahaha, Sun/Oracle does it, therefore it's OK.

Ask me why I quit Java long ago.

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kermitthehermit 5315 days ago
The flash download page asks you if you want to install an antivirus, I believe it's mcafee.

It's funny, though, that I encountered a "not so bright" person who simply told me "oh, I didn't know you could opt out, I was always uninstalling it afterwards".

You can also block the ask toolbar from downloading by killing toolbar.ask.com or the entire ask.com domain. It most certainly will not be missed.

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nodata 5315 days ago
The difference is that Sun adds the toolbar installer itself (and earns the revenue from it).
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colkassad 5314 days ago
My comment was in response to the fact that everyone is doing it, including software authors such as Sun.
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