Recently I stumbled on an excellent article in Spyware Confidential, posted by Suzi Turner.  The article, “Edelman on ‘Deceptive Door Openers’ and Ask Toolbars”, addressed the use of false pretenses to get unsuspecting visitors to install the Ask Toolbar.  Enticement was used through “smiley faces” and other “cute downloads.”

The problem is that this opens the door to changes on your browser that may not be advantagous to you.  For instance, when you do a search using the Ask search box you will be exposed to more ads…

I recommend you read this article for further detail.  It seems that many of the big players are using these deceptive tactics to get on yur desktop.  Beware!