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I have noticed recently that my desktop seems a little slower, so today I scanned it with Malwarebytes. It found 7 instances of ByteFence applications on my machine. It lists ByteFence as a "Potentially Unwanted Program" (PUP), not as malware. Apparently this particular pest gets onto your machine by being bundled with other applications.
Does anybody here know which software carries ByteFence as additional payload when it is installed, so one can avoid it in future?
By the way: Malwarebytes apparently did get rid of ByteFence.
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Anything that anyone gets paid to install alongside their products is malware.Cornelius Henning wrote: Malwarebytes apparently did get rid of ByteFence
Sorted. So just run MB, every now and then.
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Quote: So just run MB, every now and then
That is the plan!
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I typically cancel install as soon as there is any whiff of an installer containing bundled "software". The upshot? 95% of the time, the installer can be cracked open with your archive software of choice and the real installer extracted. I find it's the only way to be (reasonably) sure you know what's getting installed.
Maybe this should be a feature of virus scanners? Try to unzip the file, and if it finds multiple executables, flags it as potential bundleware? Maybe also provide a list of the files, so you can tell the difference between true crapware and something that simply shipped with a redist? Dunno, seems useful to me.
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Have a look at UnCkecky. If you install that, it will automatically uncheck any other software bundled with new software you are installing. That prevents the unwanted ones from being installed automatically.
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Thanks! I'll look into it.
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Just a random thought:
Why is it that when I want to buy a formal shirt, I can get one to an exact collar size but if I want to buy a casual shirt, I'm confronted with some ill-defined system of S, M, L, XL that will, no doubt, vary in meaning from one sweat-shop to the next?
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Probably because formal shirts are normally worn with a tie and / or a suit with the top button done up. A half-inch (or one cm) error insize is very noticeable and "looks wrong".
With a casual shirt, the collar isn't buttoned close to the neck, so it doesn't matter if it's an inch or three too big. (Too small still looks silly though.)
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Well, yes, but it looks equally silly if it's squeezing my belly or it looks like you could get three of me in there.
We have standard sizes for shoes, why not shirts?
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PeejayAdams wrote: We have standard sizes for shoes, why not shirts?
We don't really have standard shoe sizes, either. I wear a different size Nike than I do New Balance.
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There are standard sizes but you're right, that does not mean that a 10 in Nike fits the same as a 10 in Adidas.
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I wear two different sizes with different style Nikes.
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Probably because there are only two variables with shoe sizes: length and width - you do know you can get shoes in different width settings?
But shirts ... collar size, chest size, belly size, shoulder width, arm length, bicep diameter, elbow sharpness, the number of permutations is huge. That's one reason why bespoke shirt companies do quite nicely, thank you!
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It's so impossible to find 13/14-wide shoes 
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That's why they have fitting rooms.
But formal shirts not easy either, off the rack those that 'fit' my neck the shoulders not wide enough and sleves were too short, sizing up to fix that problem ended up with what seemed like a a circus tent tucked into my pants - had to go taylored.
(Been years since I wore any, the colors seem to have developed their own life - once in a while I dig one out to wipe down my bike.)
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Same here, I can get shirts that fit my body ok if needed for work, but they won't fit my neck. If I get one that fits my neck it's like a tent on my body. So for times where I have to wear a tie (weddings, funerals, court appearances...usually in that order) I have a couple of custom tailored shirts.
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Because size definitions are not the same depending on the country the thing is made ?
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I believe we need an ISO entry for shirts and shoes; that would eliminate the confusion.
Folks, this is what progress looks like...
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I predict that in 2 years or so, you will be able to go to a shop and be completely measured by lasers and a robot will make custom tailored clothing with proper measurements and fittings.
that is progress.
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If you're willing to pay a days to a weeks pay for a single garment perhaps. I don't expect to see that working its way down to clothing that most people can afford to wear on a regular basis for at least a decade.
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After we agree on the ISO standards, if our American friends go around and invent their own standards in addition, that would complete the circle.
Just like pounds, miles, gallons, etc.
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Of course. You know the Americans will have to f*** it up some how, it is our way. 
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Because the children employed in Philippine sweat shops aren't good with numbers.
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