If you want to still use Cnet, but don't want the cute little "secure downloader", there is a way around it, if you have a Cnet account and are logged in, there will be a direct download link right below the usual big green "download now" button, this will give you the normal installer for the software.
You know, I tried the "secure downloader"(toolbar installer), just to see what I would get, and it simply failed for me, every time I tried it, the little GUI for the installer just froze up. So apart from the workaround of signing in, Cnet has not forced toolbars on me, they have banished me from downloading any software that is wrapped with their cute little adware. Good job, Cnet