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Malware is not defined by what it does, but whether or not its actions conform to user intent and approval.
by dessant 7y ago
Malware is not defined by what it does, but whether or not its actions conform to user intent and approval.
- dblohm7 7y agoThat's true, but AV tends to use the same sketchy and unreliable techniques to hook itself in that malware uses. Having benevolent intent doesn't make the software less buggy or less harmful. (I used to lead Mozilla's efforts to extricate buggy third-party AV code from Firefox's processes)