Readers of the DPS blog will be aware that we wrote an article regarding CNET TechTracker earlier this month, and overall it is definitely not something we want on our machines. We tried this out with SpeedFan and our ‘valued added content’ was ‘CNET Tech Tracker’ (surprise, surprise!). an installer! Yes, CNET Installer installs the installer for the software that you originally wanted to install in the first place! Sorry for all the installs in that last sentence! The CNET installer that you download basically take you through the very pretty process of installing……. Now, DPS Computing have tried out the ‘CNET Installer’ and there’s really very little (in most cases nothing) to be gained for the end user. Again, these ads are likely to be pulled from the Internet during the installation process – again unlikely to be very helpful and in most cases, most definitely unwelcome. In fact, its probably just as useful as all those junk mail flyers that you recently placed in your dustbin.īy ‘ad-supported’ CNET are possibly referring to software developers who have paid to be advertised on the website. But is it necessary? Well it’s certainly not necessarily and most likely has nothing to do with your original download. So a basic translation is, that there is some extra content that you haven’t requested included in your download. We also include offers for carefully screened software that complies with Software Policies as part of our Installer process.” “The CNET Installer is a tiny ad-supported stub installer or “download manager” that helps securely deliver your downloads from ’s servers. All sounds very fancy, but what does it mean? Some of our eagle-eyed readers will have noticed that some of the distinctive green download buttons for software products now also contain the text “CNET installer enabled’. Think of it along the lines of the ‘value added’ leaflets that get shoved through your door on a regular basis! This, I suppose, is the polite way of putting ‘extra crap that you probably don’t want’. However, CNET has now decided to implement what we call ‘value added installers’. It is also a great way for software developers to get their new products ‘out there’ and gain some much needed publicity and marketing for them. CNET () has been around for many years (specifically since 1996) and has got to be one of the most, if not the most, popular download directory website on the Internet.
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