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"I've never seen a definition of malware that includes hack or DOS tools." I did a quick search on "stuxnet malware" and the articles linked to in the third an
by jbigelow76 14y ago
"I've never seen a definition of malware that includes hack or DOS tools."
I did a quick search on "stuxnet malware" and the articles linked to in the third and fourth results (by Computer World, and Christian Science Monitor respectively) both call stuxnet malware. It's not a very old word, I don't see why its definition can't evolve or change over time.
- lowboy 14y agoAFAIK, stux did replicate on the computers of users without their knowledge, which is a key component of malware from my understanding of the term. So stux is malware.
- icebraining 14y agoStuxnet is a worm, which have always been considered malware. And while the definition can change, of course, I don't see why it would.