Some of these programs — like ImgBurn — do
include junkware in their installers if you get them from elsewhere.
PC manufacturers will still be able to customize the computer's state after the refresh or reset — for example, adding their own hardware drivers and any other software they want,
including junkware like Superfish.
Not exact matches
Ninite even lets you install software that normally
includes its own, developer - added
junkware and skips it for you.
PC manufacturers
include all kinds of
junkware on their new PCs, and there are probably other horrifically vulnerable bits of junk software on other manufacturer's PCs.
The
junkware developer makes money by redirecting you to their bad search engine and harvesting your private data, and they pay the program makers to
include this stuff.