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Arimai Cheater Reputation: 0
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:24 pm Post subject: New 651 Update Comes with Malware |
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Why am I forced to install an unwanted third party program to install Cheat Engine? That fucking Safe Finder of yours acted like a damn virus and hijacked my browsers. Please fix this problem. Put an option to skip installing these shit third party programs as you did in previous versions of cheat engine. I would be more than happy to donate to Cheat Engine directly. I am not happy about having unwanted programs and advertising hijacking my computer.
As it is I'm not going to use 6.5.1 Not when I am forced to accept Safe Finder to continue the install.
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DaSpamer Grandmaster Cheater Supreme Reputation: 52
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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Cheat engine doesn't force you to install anything.
You need pay more attention as those adware are tricky, you should look always for 'decline' buttons, 'install' check boxes, and skip buttons, they might appear in different locations in the installer, and sometimes also 'blend' (such as setting the color of the text to light gray so it's hard to notice).
Just did a fresh install of cheat engine, and noticed that as soon as I pressed install, declined and skipped all adware installs.
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Arimai Cheater Reputation: 0
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 3:16 am Post subject: |
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DaSpamer wrote: | Cheat engine doesn't force you to install anything.
You need pay more attention as those adware are tricky, you should look always for 'decline' buttons, 'install' check boxes, and skip buttons, they might appear in different locations in the installer, and sometimes also 'blend' (such as setting the color of the text to light gray so it's hard to notice).
Just did a fresh install of cheat engine, and noticed that as soon as I pressed install, declined and skipped all adware installs. |
http://imgur.com/OpL9wxz
That is what appears. So either the copy I downloaded is from a phishing site which is doubtful since I downloaded it from the main page. Or the installer is corrupted.
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Dark Byte Site Admin Reputation: 458
Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 25296 Location: The netherlands
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 3:35 am Post subject: |
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what happens when you click on the checkbox next to advanced? (grey doesn't mean unclickable)
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b0b How do I cheat? Reputation: 0
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 12:04 am Post subject: |
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Hello, just signed up because I noticed this same thing during install and, having seen plenty enough 3rd party installs that screw my system, I am concerned about upgrading to the new version.
As Arimai mentioned and posted the image, I stopped on that screen too. There is no decline option on that screen nor on any other leading up to it, and there is no ability to work around the Safe Finder thing (and it even seems to indicate that in the agreement on the first page). When clicking on the Advanced option, it shows a check box that allows me to uncheck it to prevent it from "personalizing" my browser settings, but nowhere does that say that it does not install it. Unfortunately it seems I cannot post a url (due to being a new member) to link an image of the screen in question.
As per aforementioned bad experiences with 3rd party installs, I am not moving forward past this screen. I paid too much money for [i]this[/i] computer to mess it up by taking a chance (I've messed up enough computers in the past because they were cheap and I didn't care).
(All-in-all, I would like to thank the creator of Cheat Engine because it is a nice program to use, and I am happy with using it)
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Dark Byte Site Admin Reputation: 458
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 12:08 am Post subject: |
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you should be able to upload images (preferably .png )
that way I can move it forward to the advertiser network manager and see what it's about
also, try http://cheatengine.org/download/CheatEngine651NoSetup.rar
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b0b How do I cheat? Reputation: 0
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Storme How do I cheat? Reputation: 0
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:47 am Post subject: |
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The new version has indeed packed with Malware, spotted on second install.
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STN I post too much Reputation: 42
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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Jeez, just read the post(s) above you.
Although you do deserve some credit for posting in this thread and not opening another one.
They are not bundled, those offers are shown from the internet. Like some dude said above if you unplug your internet, they won't show up or if you block the installer with firewall (who unplugs their internet in this day and age, stupid) it still wont' show those offers.
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