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Malware Analysis
Is Adware really a Malware?
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<blockquote data-quote="conceptualclarity" data-source="post: 822653" data-attributes="member: 11916"><p>Seems to me like the concept of adware is rather elastic. Some vendors call IObit products adware because they try to get you to install other products. Some call a setup file adware if it tries to interest you in a bundled software from another company. (Usually these are second-rate products worth ignoring, but you'd be amazed at some of the reputable products I've seen offered in this fashion.) In both of these cases my attitude is "Heck, I can put up with this to get something for free." I'm not one of the younger generation, and I still marvel that in one area--computer software-- it is possible to go on a perfectly legal shopping spree gathering up lots of useful items for free.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="conceptualclarity, post: 822653, member: 11916"] Seems to me like the concept of adware is rather elastic. Some vendors call IObit products adware because they try to get you to install other products. Some call a setup file adware if it tries to interest you in a bundled software from another company. (Usually these are second-rate products worth ignoring, but you'd be amazed at some of the reputable products I've seen offered in this fashion.) In both of these cases my attitude is "Heck, I can put up with this to get something for free." I'm not one of the younger generation, and I still marvel that in one area--computer software-- it is possible to go on a perfectly legal shopping spree gathering up lots of useful items for free. [/QUOTE]
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