FJ Software

And clearly its malware, as I uninstalled both pieces of software using their own uninstall mechanism, but still discovered traces of them on my system via the "Malwarebytes Anti-malware" software.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
www.malwarebytes.org

Scan Date: 27-Aug-14
Scan Time: 3:31:13 PM ...

There are good software programs out there which are VERY clear and TRANSPARENT about additional programs that the user has the choice to install.

Unfortunately MPE doesn't seem to be one of them. Moreover, the programs that are installed are very clearly categorized as rogue spyware programs ...