The extent of the lack of credibility

[Human No More]

It's for EA to cover their arses so they can't get sued like Sony did for putting malware on people's computers. Of course, the best practice is just to avoid all games/applications that come with malware in the first place - Ubisoft is another extremely dodgy company, and one which I have personally decided to boycott indefinitely based on their current stance on malware and Digital Restrictions Management.