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Question

Latest java update - pushes Ask toolbar

Jan 24, 2015 1:23AM PST

'Offer' to install the shopping app by Ask. There is a checkbox to set Ask as default search provider and another to set as default home page - but there is *no* option to not install the shopping app by Ask.
I got this unwanted program another time by trying to run an animation and fortunately was able to get rid of it with Malwarebytes *and* Superantispyware.
Any clues to get latest java update without the Ask app?

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Did you look at Ninite?
Jan 24, 2015 1:30AM PST
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Tried it yesterday.
Jan 24, 2015 1:33AM PST

Works well and it's clean.
Dafydd.

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Does not get updates
Jan 24, 2015 11:24AM PST

Thanks! It looks like it's good for initial installation, but doesn't do updates. Even download.net here says that and "You have to update it from the software's original site".

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I don't like self updating d-ware.
Jan 25, 2015 12:08AM PST
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Another plug for ninite
Jan 26, 2015 10:03AM PST

Just kidding Happy. It's good.

I got a brand spankin new hard drive for my 7 year old machine and it's still purrin'. Download a buncha free stuff with ninite, incl. new ver. of java. It does say that you can check for updates and download them manually, even though download.net says something different - at least for the free ver.

Thanks for the other tips too

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Article that Bob supplied says it does.
Jan 25, 2015 12:17AM PST

Dafydd.

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Java without Ask ..
Jan 25, 2015 12:17AM PST

1Chris,

I no longer have Java installed, which leaves me unable to supply first-hand information. But shortly before removing it, an option became available that allowed users to "suppress sponsor offers when installing or updating Java" via Java's Control Panel (Advanced Tab).

According to the below it should still exist. (Note any caveats)
http://www.howtogeek.com/198240/avoid-javas-ask-toolbar-installations-with-this-one-weird-registry-hack/

Also of value..
http://www.howtogeek.com/134353/how-to-protect-yourself-from-java-security-problems-if-you-cant-uninstall-it/

Best of luck..
Carol

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I Don't Have That Problem This Way...
Jan 26, 2015 3:22AM PST

First, I follow the suggestion made by Carol to CHECK the box to "suppress sponsor offers when installing or updating Java" via Java's Control Panel (Advanced Tab). Next, I do an offline installation of Java using the offline installers on this site:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html

Download the offline installer from the link above, then uninstall the previous version on your computer. When that's done, install the new version from the downloaded file. If you've got a 64 bit computer, then download the x64 AND the x32 bit installation files. I don't seem to have any sponsered files come up when running the offiline installers. Still, if they happen to come up, I choose NO.

Hope this helps.

Grif