Cnet, a subsidiary of CBS Interactive, has begun wrapping installation programs it houses in a wrapper. While Download.com's TOS allow them to do this, it appears the wrapper is also being used to install trojan and hijack software. A number of users have complained of having a tool bar installed, their search provider switched to Bing and having their homepage changed to MSN, all without explicitly asking the user.
Cnet has stated they are using the wrappers to "help the user" and give them a uniform experience.
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