I agree. I got disgusted with the spyware and adware Real Player dumped into my pc. I deleted it a long time ago.
Careful viewing video on websites that promote the Real Player format. Real finds a way to get back on your system and into your startup options. I use the free ZoneAlarm (http://www.ZoneLabs.com) firewall to keep it from phoning home and delete it (again!) when Zone alerts me that it came back.