Many times, when you are going to download applications on your computer, you may come across adware. Many applications use tricks to get you to install some form of adware in the installation process. Therefore, below we leave you with a series of tips with which to prevent this from happening to you in these cases. Because it is something that can be the most annoying.
There are always some things to keep in mind in these situations. Since in addition to being very annoying, in some cases it can be a problem. Therefore, you have to avoid installing adware when installing applications on your Windows computer.
Download on official websites
The first aspect to take into account in this regard is to download the applications from official and secure websites. Since this is something that will avoid many problems. You know that there are no adware and no problems on official websites. So it is important to take into account which web pages are safe and reliable. So you are not going to have to enter a page that is not the official one.
Most applications have their own web pages, so it won't be complicated. Also, there are repositories for downloading apps that are also legit. Although you have to be vigilant when googling. Because in many cases, unreliable pages are the ones that come out very well positioned.
Attention on the web and in the downloads
Within a website, especially those that are not official, you have to be very careful where you click. Since in many cases, when you click on the wrong site, you start to download some additional application that we do not want. Or we click on another section that supposes that an additional app or adware is downloaded, which we do not want. In these situations you have to be vigilant when downloading applications.
You also have to review the files you download. It is common for some download pages to download an additional program, which you have not asked for or want to use. Many times, before the download starts you can select what do you want to download. Therefore, it is important to always check this before you download applications.
Custom installations
When downloading applications, there are usually several installation modes available. On the one hand we have the standard method, which means that we are going to follow the steps that the developer of said application has decided. While this is really comfortable, especially for people with little experience, it has its dangers. Because on many occasions we find that we are trying to introduce a program that we do not want or do not give us anything.
Therefore, the best thing is to bet on the custom installation of applications. It assumes that we as users are going to make the decisions at all times. It is something that will then allow us to avoid or detect if there are additional programs that we have not requested in said installation. Also, custom installations are not complicated. There are just a couple more steps to take, but we can get away with a lot of trouble.
Don't always accept license terms
This is somewhat complicated, because the trend of users when installing applications is to accept everything and proceed with the installation. But it is good to stop and read in many cases, because in these terms some adware is usually sneaked in, which we do not want to install on the computer. So we have to be somewhat vigilant in this regard.
It is not necessary to read them completely, but just pay attention and check that they are the terms of the application you want to install and not another. This is a good way to check that there is nothing suspicious. Especially if it involves the installation of additional programs or applications that no one wants. Thus, we are going to avoid installing something that we do not want at all times.