Some Windows users got stuck with annoying security update that they neither wanted nor needed. McAfee Security Scan Plus is installed by default unless you notice and uncheck a little box to opt out. Adobe did the same thing, bundling the scan program with updates to its Reader application. Pay attention before, during and after you download anything, says Andrew Brandt, a former tech journalist now working for Webroot, a security vendor. Brandt: Pay attention to the fine print and various boxes that are usually checked by default.”]
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