Beware of the Extras

Have you ever downloaded some program you wanted for your computer, but it seemed like it took forever to go through all those screens to click "NEXT" and "AGREE" and "CONTINUE"?  Well here's another fact for you:  Most people when installing new software just want to install it and don't actually look at the screens during installation.  What you miss is the opportunity to save yourself disk space as well as problems and spy-ware.  Most often, these free programs also come with other programs that don't seem too intrusive at the time.  As an example, maybe a "deal-finder" or a search bar or a "free membership", but they all come back to bite you.  So the advice for the day is "Always read each screen when installing new programs and unless you are certain that the extraneous software does not add junk to your computer, make sure you deselect it for install".