I just updated Avast to the new version 2014.9.0.2016 through the program.
Lo and behold, after the reboot I find DropBox has also been installed with no warning. I don’t want DropBox. I don’t need DropBox.
I do know enough to watch installation processes, I always use custom installs and read every screen carefully. I never download anything from CNet because of the way they use installation wrappers.
To install an unrelated program WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING is simply unconscionable.
I just manually updated through the GUI, got the drop box opt out (it was checked by default) screen after the restart. I think Avast is the only software I have used that forces it customers not just to pay attention for piggybacks in its initial install, but also every update.
I couldn’t find NG did anything (apart from get ‘blocked’ by Hardened Mode once it ceased to exist). Right-click showed Sandbox options, even when NG was supposedly installed.
On the Dropbox thing: I did see it as an opt-out business on reboot a couple times. Doesn’t appear after a clean install of either Build 2015 or 2016. No indication I have it installed either.
OK, that’s why I missed it. My reboot is painfully slow (tired old machine with lots of startup apps) so I generally go make a cup of coffee, feed the cat or whatever while it reboots. Noted for future reference.