Potplayer installer now bundles malware avast in its installer

[Mountainking]

Warning: Potplayer now bundles the avast crapware in its installer. It is quite well hidden and users can just press 'next' and this malware data syphoning crap will get installed.

 

[EndangeredPootis]

Its been know for a long time that avast bundles their products in malware and PUP's.

 

[Handsome Recluse]

Where's angry reakt when you need it?

 

[SeriousHoax]

Better switch to something like K-Lite Codec and enable madvr if you have a decent GPU: Download K-Lite Codec Pack

 

[Sampei Nihira]

It is possible to refuse the installation of Avast AV:

P.S. The latest version is 200206.

 

[Azure]

Well hidden? No it isn't.

It's easy and plain to see that Avast is suggested.

 

[TairikuOkami]

It is an online installer, it will not be even offered, unless you allow it in the firewall, open codec installs afterwards, so you can allow it then.

 

[Atlas147]

Glad that they don't pull this crap on updates.

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Use Patch my PC or similar software to install/update it or use the portable version from portableapps.com. Alternatively use MPC-HC or SMPlayer

 

[Kwan ST]

You can install pot player thru LAV Filters Megamix and you get some tweaking options without avast bundle

 

[ichito]

Well hidden? No it isn't.

It's easy and plain to see that Avast is suggested.

I don't think so...it's rather clear suggestion to confirm privacy policy and licence of player. Look what is underlined in phrase below picture. The same trick of Avast in the same form is used while installation of Minitool Partition Wizard Free what was mentioned one year ago on this forum

Minitool Partition Wizard FREE now secretly installs Web Companion! - Windows 7 Help Forums

Can't believe this. Minitool started this discraceful process back with Partition Wizard Free version 10, and promised me (when I complained) that they were going to remove it with the new version 11

www.sevenforums.com

I can confirm such practice...few days ago I've installed this tool and was surprised and even shocked seeing that unfair trick.

 

[ichito]

It's just circus or so ...I've tried one more time to install MTPW and tree next mention about this:
- unticking box about Avast installation cancels process of installation...so we can't install needed app in this way and we are redirected to download offline pack (ca 65 MB) from this page

Download MiniTool Partition Wizard Offline Installer Here

Get stuck in MiniTool Partition Wizard online install? Download the offline installer here to complete the installation successfully!

www.partitionwizard.com

- the next (second) launching online installator give us small surprise and another offer - Booking.com

- third trial - again Avast...no others friends?

 

[TairikuOkami]

I can confirm such practice...few days ago I've installed this tool and was surprised and even shocked seeing that unfair trick.

Well it is nasty trick for those, who just click on the Next. I guess they are paid for every successful setup, not for merely offering it.