Fair enough, I did not read the analysis by NMap, I admit that.
:) Not understanding the stupid part or the seething hate but that's a different story.
Having read the analysis and then went perusing though CNet, I found this interesting bit on the vendor upload side:
CNET DOWNLOAD.COM INSTALLER FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
See Stumbles, rather than just assume that CNet had an altruistic reason for providing a software repository, I assumed there would be a catch (in life there ALWAYS is a catch). In this case they clearly provide to both end-user and vendor the reason for the installer and the foreknowledge that they will be adding a piece of pre-screened software along with the install.
So in this case, the vendor, NMap, perhaps should have read the terms and conditions a bit more carefully. I know I certainly do before I enter any transaction.