Flash player update with add-ons

Wasn't sure where to address this
concern:
I just went to Adobe site to check for any updates to flash player 10. I was shocked to see that with the update were optional (which could be rejected) for a Macafee product and some game-type reader.
(I had gone directly to Adobe for this  upgrade, as my wife said she had an alert to upgrade, but it wanted her to buy something. I thought a hoax, so went directly to Adobe.)
Unless I am missing something here, offering various add-ons with flash player upgrades seriously hurts the integrity of the importance of flash player. As a web developer using flash, I rely that users are going to keep getting the latest flash version. Including optional add-ons, in my opinion, puts flash in the category of items that are always trying to install a Google or such tool bar, offer free scans, etc.
That image can be harmful to keeping flash player an important tool. My first thought is that it is akin to the old days when flash was just used as a splash screen; nice, but meaningless. I'd hate to see flash getting reputation as a gimmic rather than a serious, critical tool.
Not sure who addresses such concerns, but, unless I am missing something in all this, I think as flash developers, we should be concerned.
If I have misinterpreted things, please let me know.
Thank you

Download the Adobe Flash Player installer directly by clicking one of the following links.
Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)
Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)
Download the "offline installer" for Reader here.
For the record, there are ONLY 4 things that can possibly download with Flash Player, Shockwave or Reader updates FROM ADOBE:
1. Norton Security Scan
2. McAfee Security Scan
3. Google Chrome with Google Toolbar
4. A trial of Adobe Lightroom (Mac downloads only)
ANYTHING else that installs with an "update" DID NOT come from Adobe, and it's a sure bet the "update" didn't either, and it's probably loaded with "adware", "spyware", or "malware".
Whenever you see a ntoice about updating Flash Player, you can check to see if your Flash Player is up to date by right clicking ANY flash content on a web page and choosing "Global Settings".
Then when your control panel opens to the Flash Player window, under the "Advanced" tab, you can see your installed version, and check to see if there really is an update available FROM ADOBE.

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