I wanted to set up Doubletwist to use to get my iTunes music over to my Android phone. I’d done this a year or so back, but have since gotten a new laptop.
So I downloaded it, did a virus scan, and started the install. And it wanted to install Whitesmoke Toolbar as well. Ruh-roh, I know better than to do any kind of toolbar, especially one I never heard of.
Some googling suggests that this toolbar is intrusive at best, and a great way to get malware. So I did the right thing by saying “no thanks”. I didn’t even do the install without the toolbar (a “not recommend” “custom option”).
Anyone else do a recent install of Doubletwist, omitting the toolbar crap, and live to tell about it? Unfortunately there’s no easy way to get in touch with the Doubletwist people (I found a forum, but that required some unusual steps to be able to post a question).
It’s annoying. I’d gladly pay for the Doubletwist software but the paid version has features I really don’t need, and I’d be leery of trusting it anyway if they’re trying to force crapware with the download.