Nowadays it is very difficult to install any program and not get to all kinds of add-ons included in the installer. Some companies still seek to feed the user with their useless and often very buggy applications. A vivid example of such a company is Yandex. This office implements its software in almost every installer of a free utility. Mail.ru is also not far behind. Its satellites, browsers and much more tend to clog the user's computer. For a long time, unfortunate users had only one thing - to be extremely careful when installing a particular program. But our man does not bast. One very capable programmer from Russia created a program that will save users from having to catch unwanted software. Salvation is called Unchecky. What kind of program is this? We will talk about this a little lower.
What are unwanted programs?
Probably, each of us faced this situation when installing free programs: you launch the installer, click Next, and there, besides the necessary program, there is also a car of non-applications from Yandex or Mail.ru. Not only are they absolutely unnecessary, but they also unrealistically load the computer if you install them. Such applications include, in particular, Yandex.Browser. It is useless because it is an exact copy of Google Chrome. Only with even worse optimization.
Mail.ru Group also sins with such programs. Her garbage has nowhere to go. All kinds of amigo sub-browsers, Mail.ru, Odnoklassniki, Games satellites. There is already no strength. And if you consider that these applications are loaded with the system, then this is generally a guard. Intrusive suggestions to set “Yandex” or “Mail” as the start page in the browser should also be attributed to the same class.
That's what the Unchecky program is for - ruthlessly thwarting the aggressive PR of these unscrupulous companies. And I must say that the program copes with this task with a bang. Now we will analyze it in more detail.
What programs most often contain "gifts"?
Usually this is a free application designed for the mass segment. It is in such utilities that Yandex is most profitable to implement their crafts. One hundred percent presence of Trojan horses in the installers uTorrent, Skype and Aimp. Also, such investments are not uncommon in programs downloaded from torrent trackers. Some repack authors are especially guilty of this. For a fee, they introduce Yandex and Mail slag into their installers. And ordinary users then suffer.
Popular messengers (QIP, Mail.ru Agent, etc.) are also affected by this disease. In general, gifts are available in those programs whose installers are most often downloaded. This helps companies to promote their applications, and authors - to earn money by concluding dubious transactions with these villains. It is impossible to win the fight against this hydra. But you can use rescue programs. Unchecky is one of them.
What is Unchecky?
This is a program designed to save the user from constant tension of attention when installing free software. Roughly speaking, she herself will uncheck unwanted programs. Thus prohibiting their installation. Although the utility is small, it is quite capable of dealing with almost all installers. Her lightness and undemanding system resources allows her to constantly hang in the tray. The performance of your PC does not suffer at all.
Everyone should have a Unchecky lock program. She is an indispensable assistant in case you are a fan of free software. Because it is in their installers a lot of garbage from Mail.ru Group and Yandex. More recently, no one could have thought of such a parasite dominance. And here - please. They grew by leaps and bounds. These cockroaches need dichlorvos. The role of dichlorvos is Unchecky. But cockroaches are cunning. Come up with something else. But we hope that the utility developer will not be asleep and will stop these creeps in time.
The most interesting thing is that this utility is only needed for users sitting on a wonderful operating system from Bill Gates and his company. Neither Linux nor Mac is vulnerable to malware. Yandex and Mail.ru do not want to spend their strength on them. For what they honor and praise. That is why the program has one version - for Windows.
Principle of operation
The blocker of unwanted applications works on the principle of a firewall. Naturally, he needs to be granted some rights. Run the program on behalf of the administrator, because it simply will not be able to work. Unchecky scans the running installer and checks it for unwanted applications. At the same time, the program uses the built-in library, which collects almost all the garbage provided to us by the caring Yandex (and not only them).
The Unchecky lock program, although small, is capable of scanning any installer for unwanted applications. Of course, she also misfires, but this is extremely rare. Unless some non-standard application comes across. However, with additional programs from the installers of uTorrent, Skype and other utilities of mass use, Unchecky copes with a bang. There are no equal in this software. According to the principle of a firewall, it scans the installers and removes unnecessary checkmarks during installation.
The principle of the program is ridiculously simple, but extremely effective. The utility is not able to cope only with those unwanted applications that appeared recently. They simply are not in the database. However, with a version upgrade, these shortcomings will be addressed and corrected. Fortunately, the author did not throw his brainchild, but continues to actively refine it. It seems that the reason for this is letters from grateful users. In their eyes, the developer of this utility is almost Prometheus.
Download and Install
You can download Unchecky in Russian anywhere. But it is better to refer to the official website of the developer. For it is there that the latest version is located. In addition, there the utility will be completely without any impurities. The latest version at the moment is called Unchecky 0.4. It also needs to be downloaded. This is the latest stable release.
Installation is very simple. Even a beginner can handle it. You only need to press the "Next" button all the time. There is only one caveat. In no case do not change the destination folder, because the program may result in incorrect operation. For those who love novelty and do not look at stability, there is a Unchecky version 0.4 beta. Beta is not as stable as the previous release, but still able to work normally.
When you install this utility, your antivirus will swear hard, but it's nothing. He recognizes Unchecky as unwanted software only because it integrates deeply into the system and is able to modify system files. So he perceives it as a threat. In general, it is better to disable this hysterical antivirus during installation. Because the program may not install correctly if this same antivirus cuts its files during installation.
After installing the program, do not forget to add it to the exceptions in your antivirus and firewall. If this is not done, then the overzealous antivirus will try to block and remove some components of the program, considering them to be malicious software. A firewall may try to block her access to the Internet. In this case, you will not receive updates. But this happens extremely rarely, since only the Windows firewall suffers from this. And in our country, fortunately, few people use it. But it’s better to add to the exceptions. You never know what.
Download using torrent
Of course, downloading files from a torrent tracker is much nicer. The speed is several times higher than when downloading from any file hosting service. But downloading an application of 2-5 megabytes in size with the help of a torrent smacks of perversion. Be that as it may, downloading Unchecky 0.4.3 beta via torrent is possible because it is there. Just keep in mind that there are no the most recent versions on the torrent, since only applications that have been pre-tested are laid out there.
It is worth using a torrent tracker that you trust. For in dishonest distributions there can be a certain amount of malware. If you don’t have a preferred service, then it’s still easier. It is enough to hammer in the search engine the phrase "unchecky torrent" and you will have a bunch of options. Download to health.
Settings
In some cases, you will have to do a little tuning of the program. There will be no problems with this, since the version of Unchecky Rus has full support for the Russian language (and you downloaded it for sure), and was made by our compatriot. And she has very few settings. By the way, the author advises not to especially change the standard settings, since in this case the effective operation of the application is not guaranteed. Well, believe his word. Yes, and we will not change any special settings.
All we need to do is decide whether to allow the program to make changes to the hosts system file. If you absolutely do not need this (because hosts may contain information that cannot be changed under any circumstances), then it will be enough to put a checkmark in front of the item "Do not use hosts file". If you do not care, then leave everything as it is. That's the whole setup.
Work with the program
After installation, you need to run the program using the shortcut on the desktop. That's all. The utility will settle in your system tray and will ruthlessly suppress attempts to install unwanted applications. Whenever you install free software from the system tray, a message will be displayed stating that the installation attempt was suppressed. This is how Unchecky works. What kind of program is it if it does not load the computer? This is the feature of this utility. She does everything herself. And he does it almost imperceptibly.
To work with the program you do not need any special skills, because it works by itself. At full automatic. Just when you install any free application from the system tray, a message will pop up stating that the installation of potentially indivisible software has been prevented. The rest of the utility is quiet. And this is another plus of Unchecky. What kind of program is it if it gets the user constant requirements?
The only thing that Unchecky may ask for over time is an update. There is no need to resist, because with each update the program only gets better. Yes, and new versions always include some interesting new features. And in the updates, the holes of the old versions are usually closed.
Delete
If for some reason the program did not suit you, then removing it will not be difficult. Although it is difficult to imagine such a situation, because if there is justice in the world, then it is implemented in the form of Unchecky. How to remove the utility? Just like all other programs. We go to the "Control Panel", select the "Programs and Features" item, look for the desired program, right-click on the name and click "Delete". After that, the program uninstalls itself. Nothing complicated.
It is worth noting that the removal program may ask a question about what did not suit you in this utility. Of course, you can rightfully ignore the question, but it is better to answer. The fact is that in this way the developer learns about the flaws in the program. These statistics help him make his product even better.
During the deletion, do not forget to check the “Delete user settings” checkbox so that the utility is completely deleted. It will also not be harmful to check the registry for the presence of tails from remote programs. This, in principle, is supposed to be done once a month. And Unchecky has nothing to do with it.
Reviews
There is no better way to check the quality of a program. Of course, public opinion is not a very reliable measure, since how many people have so many opinions, but to some extent it determines the quality of software. Unchecky is no exception. Reviews about it will help to present the big picture.
Reviews about this program are full of advantages. People in her like almost everything. Its lightness, undemanding to system resources, success in work, ease of setup and use. All this makes users rave about Unchecky. What is this program that does not cause any positive emotions? But this utility has everything in order with this.
A special explosion of glee is observed among owners of very old computers. Not only does the program work great for them, it also supports an outdated Microsoft OS called XP. For many, this is especially valuable, since most developers deprive their applications of the opportunity to work on this version of the operating system.
Conclusion
In this article, we have looked at rescue from unwanted software called Unchecky. What kind of program this is is already clear. It is also clear that the utility works great on any computer and version of the operating system. In general, there are no analogues of this application. Prior to this, it never occurred to anyone to release such software. But now the life of users will be much simpler. Because the Unchecky program mercilessly suppresses attempts by unscrupulous companies to engage users in completely unnecessary applications.