From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 9 19:05:20 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51601106566B for ; Fri, 9 Dec 2011 19:05:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from editor@d3photography.com) Received: from server.cwis.biz (70-89-202-5-invergrove-mn.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [70.89.202.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 248838FC1F for ; Fri, 9 Dec 2011 19:05:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from server.cwis.biz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.cwis.biz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0564D2792E9A; Fri, 9 Dec 2011 13:11:39 -0600 (CST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at cwis.biz Received: from server.cwis.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by server.cwis.biz (server.cwis.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id F0U1R8wUVSaG; Fri, 9 Dec 2011 13:11:26 -0600 (CST) Received: from [192.168.46.173] (173-160-104-249-Minnesota.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [173.160.104.249]) by server.cwis.biz (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2F6422792E98; Fri, 9 Dec 2011 13:11:26 -0600 (CST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Ryan Coleman In-Reply-To: <20111209190305.c6bc60cf.freebsd@edvax.de> Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 13:05:05 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <49B5BAFE-22AE-4AB0-A3FD-51FF9B1722DC@d3photography.com> References: <258382C6-4904-44EE-86D4-1F8F97559983@d3photography.com> <20111209190305.c6bc60cf.freebsd@edvax.de> To: Polytropon X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) Cc: FreeBSD Questions , Chris Brennan Subject: Re: OT: C|Net's Download.com adware, spyware, malware hijinkx. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:05:20 -0000 On Dec 9, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Polytropon wrote: > On Fri, 9 Dec 2011 09:38:59 -0600, Ryan Coleman wrote: >> It's still not malware, it's bloatware. Why would you >> not go to the development website to get the program anyway? >=20 > Uninvitedly adding toolbars, changing web browser > home page and default search engine are - in my > opinion - malicious acts, so the term "malware" > may be correct here. Maybe the term "spyware" is > also appropriate, depending on what the "additions" > actually do behind the curtain. >=20 > Note an important thing: When careless users will > notice the change, they will maybe blame the authors > of the original software, not the distributor. > This could do damage to F/O products, at least > in "Windows" land. >=20 > Luckily, those who build from source or use > precompiled packages from a trustworthy > vendor don't have to care for that stuff. :-) So, wait, Firefox is Malware? Did you notice that with FF4 they changed = it so that you didn't get prompted on launch it overrides your default = but instead it's a checkbox inside the installer? -- Ryan=