Irritated by Adobe attempts to sneak Google Chrome onto my computers.

The last few times I've installed Adobe products (Photoshop, Lightroom, Flash), the installer has attempted to sneak Google Chrome onto my system; they call it an "option" but it seems always to be selected by default.  This really irritates me, as I happen to not be a particular fan of Google's behavior.
Today, when I was attempting to upgrade Flash (and admittedly not paying close enough attention), I ended up installing several garbage registry scanners and other "stuff" I'd never heard of.  It took a fair bit of time to remove it.  Please join me in comlaining to Adobe about this.  I for one will start looking for replacement products if this continues.

Google Chrome, Google Toolbar, McAfee Security Scan are often bundled as optional software with free Adobe products.
However, I have never heard of registry scanners and other crapware being bundled.  Are you sure you downloaded that from the Adobe site?  Can you provide a link?

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