Alerting the presence of bundled software during an installation

A computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory including instructions which, when executed, cause at least one of the one or more processors to at least:
• identify an initiated software process that installs a software product;
• scan, prior to completing the initiated software process, the software product to identify first information, the first information extracted from a file associated with the software product, the first information indicative of a main application to be installed as part of the software product;
• scan information displayed to a user during installation of the software product to identify second information;
• compare the first information and the second information to a signature file based on a determination that a bundled application is not identified within the software product;
• identify whether the bundled application is included within the software product based on the first information, the second information, and the signature file, wherein the second information includes information from a graphical user interface (GUI), and the instructions cause the one or more processors to identify the second information by extracting GUI objects and non-textual material from the GUI;
• install the main application responsive to a determination that the bundled application is not included in the software product;
• and
• halt installation of the main application and the bundled application, in response to a determination that the bundled application is included in the software product.

A method comprising:

• identifying, at a client device, installation of a software product;
• scanning, prior to completing the installation of the software product on the client device, the software product to identify first information, the first information to include information extracted from a file associated with the software product that is indicative of a main application to be installed as part of the software product;
• scanning, at the client device, information displayed to a user during the installation of the software product to identify second information;
• comparing the first information and the second information to a signature file based on a determination that a bundled application is not identified within the software product;
• identifying whether the bundled application is included in the software product based on the first information, the second information, and the signature file, wherein the second information includes information from a graphical user interface (GUI), and the instructions cause the at least one processor to identify the second information by extracting GUI objects and non-textual material from the GUI;
• installing the main application in response to a determination that the bundled application is not included in the software product;
• and
• halting installation of the main application and the bundled application, in response to a determination that the bundled application is included in the software product.