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315 Party Exposure Software Downloader has many traps: bundled, silent download, and hidden pop-up ads

Sanyan Finance news on March 15, 2022 315 evening party was officially broadcast on CCTV tonight, the theme is "fair and upright, starting from the heart". Problems such as computer software download bundling have been exposed.

After investigation, when users download and install computer software through specialized software websites, they are often bundled with some unwanted software, and pop-up ads and other issues will occur.

315 Party Exposure Software Downloader has many traps: bundled, silent download, and hidden pop-up ads

In fact, many websites use downloaders developed by Baizu. The downloader deliberately identifies "high-speed download" with a green icon on the interactive interface, which is advertised to be 50% faster.

However, the so-called high-speed download is actually to induce users to download software through the Baizu downloader. The downloader developed by Baizhu Company sets many traps, users will install a lot of unwanted software if they are not careful, and even if the user cancels all default checks and closes the downloader, there will be pop-up ads that continue to appear.

315 Party Exposure Software Downloader has many traps: bundled, silent download, and hidden pop-up ads

If a user tries to turn off ads, they may also be silently installed with other software. A manager of the company said that Baizhu cooperated with more than 200 software download stations in China, reaching 20 million users per day and with an annual revenue of more than 1.2 billion yuan.

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