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I was never told "why" (My elderly relative did the same thing) but I was able to eventually figure it out. Every time a popup anywhere shows up saying "Your computer is in danger! Click here to remove the infection!" and she clicked there. Or if anything implied she needed to install this app in order to do Y, she would.
5 home launchers, 9 calendar apps, about 30 apps for screensavers (On a phone), etc etc.