malware

None of it has anything to do with protecting you against what most people would recognize as malware.

The app store is filled with high quality free software with no spam or malware in sight.

Until the XP support stopped, the same malware scanning and repair software worked for XP and 7.

We used to call that adware/malware when a company bundled third party software without permission.

Google ad networks frequently display ads that are designed to trick you into installing malware.

You can't compare a feature you don't use to malware, which actively causes things to happen that you didn't want to happen.

The popularity not only makes it a desirable target for malware but also makes it a desirable platform for cookie-cutter anti-malware programs, many of which are not worth the bits they are printed on.

It's because most ads are actively user-hostile, ranging from merely fucking annoying to malware vectors which can cost you a lot of money.

The malware I've removed from my parent's computer is hugely invasive and it is usually tied to her account.

However, for Windows 7 and older, it is only an anti-malware product.

If website operators can't be bothered to ensure they're not distributing malware, I think we have a duty to protect ourselves.

I installed it on my parents' machines to protect them against drive-by-downloads, malware, etc.

Viruses infect executable files (or other files that can potentially contain executable code) while non-virus malware infects machines, browsers, or other types of "hosts".

It was posted elsewhere that visiting the hacked site triggered downloads of "flash_updater.exe" type trojans, so maybe one reason for the hack was to spread malware.

> If we ever want to escape from the current computer security morass, we're probably going to need something like trusted computing Limiting malware to an officially approved subset is a curious definition of "escape." And any program which causes my computer to deliberately act against my orders is malware, whether it was created by a script kiddie or a multi-billion-dollar media cartel.

The "malware" you will be protected against is, for instance: DVD rippers; P2P clients; TOR clients; and, eventually, compilers (for with an unrestricted compiler one might create any of the above.) > any hardware support that protects your machine can also be opted in to protect the interests of someone else Can I lock you in your house using the lock presently installed in your front door?