PSA: DAEMON Tools now installs malware

[Shpaget]

So, I wanted to send a copy of a receipt of my recent internet purchase to the customs office just to realize I still haven't installed Office on my PC, since I recently reinstalled the Windows. They want a PDF, so I needed someplace to convert my email to it. No problem, I have the Office ISO on my other HDD, just to quickly download the DEAMON tools and I'll be done in a minute.

Well, it turns out DEAMON Tools Lite now forces the install of Razor Web adware.

It is impossible to launch the thing without installing this crap that camouflages as an essential part of the install. It's not a question of unchecking a box. It just refuses to launch (reports an error) until you install that thing.

Now in the process of removing this crap, along with the DEAMON Tools. I've unleashed the Malwarebytes, but the adware seems to be more resilient than your average stuff.

[kiwi1960]

Grab spyhunter, even the free version killed some nasty stuff on my computer.

[ZedNova]

Oh, that's disappointing. Good thing i uninstalled daemon tools lite a year ago, I've been using WinCDEmu since then.

[LordFerret]

There's plenty of DAEMON removal tips online... just Google "daemon spyware removal", I believe the first one which comes up has manual deletion instructions.