And people who identify security hazards for the unknowing masses (a group into which your apparent ignorance places you) aren't nutjobs or hippies anymore than you are a shrill dilettante.
There are honest ways to monetize development without jeopardizing the safety of a tremendous number of users; unfortunately, this ain't it.
Next time, present your argument without the name calling. It works better.
The problem with these install "wrappers" is that they run with elevated privileges and you do not know what they're doing.
This wrapper presents the same problems as OpenCandy. Can you get the source to the installer? No. Can you guarantee the wrapper only does what they say it's doing. No. Do you have a fiduciary or contractual relationship with the publisher upon which you can rely if their software causes you harm? Probably not.
Avira Free and MS Essentials are certainly not the be-all, end-all to code verification, so don't feel too secure after using them, either.
There are honest ways to monetize development without jeopardizing the safety of a tremendous number of users; unfortunately, this ain't it.
Next time, present your argument without the name calling. It works better.
Edit: Typo