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The only difference between malware and security software is the intent of its author. Functionally they are equivalent however.
by forward1 3y ago
The only difference between malware and security software is the intent of its author. Functionally they are equivalent however.
- marcodiego 3y agoI partially agree with you after seen behaviors of some "security" software that really put the "intent of its author" in question.
- omgtehlion 3y agoWell, the intent is usually the same: extract money from user, either outright stealing, or scare them and get paid for "protection"
- atoav 3y agoWell antivirus is also software that has to: - be in a priviledged position on the system - open up all kind of files for analysis without the user's interaction Now if you want a way to create a juicy target for malware authors and increase the attack surface of your system, this is one way to do it.