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2. OpenCandy - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCandy

   Produced by SweetLabs, it consisted of a Microsoft Windows library incorporated in a Windows Installer. When a user installed an application that had bundled the OpenCandy library, an option appeared to install software it recommended based on a scan of the user's system and geolocation. Both the option and offers it generated were selected by ...

3. SpySheriff - Wikipedia

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   SpySheriff [a] (also known as BraveSentry 2.0 among other names) is malware that disguises itself as anti-spyware software. It attempts to mislead the user with false security alerts, threatening them into buying the program. [4]

4. Registry cleaner - Wikipedia

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   A registry cleaner is a class of utility software designed for the Microsoft Windows operating system, whose purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows Registry. Registry cleaners seem to no longer be supported by Microsoft, despite originally having made and distributed their own registry cleaner under the name of RegClean.

5. Malware - Wikipedia

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   Malware (a portmanteau of malicious software) [1] is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive access to information, or which unknowingly interferes with the user's computer security and privacy.

6. ImgBurn - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImgBurn

   From version 2.5.1.0 to 2.5.7.0, Ask.com adware was included in the installer. [4] This was replaced in version 2.5.8.0 with OpenCandy adware. [5] Only the version of the installer distributed directly from imgburn.com contains OpenCandy; the version distributed via the official mirror sites is adware-free.

7. CNET Download - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNET_Download

   The test was done in a virtual machine where the testers downloaded the Top 10 apps. These all contained crapware/malware; one example was the KMPlayer installer, which installed a rogue antivirus named 'Pro PC Cleaner' and attempted to execute WajamPage.exe. Some downloads, specifically YTD, were completely blocked by Avast. [13]