Re:Proprietary Software Is Often Malware
by littlestymaar on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @03:10PM
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Being a malware has noting to do with exploiting security vulns. When you installed a cracked video game found on a warrez website back in the 2000s, that came bundled with pop-up ads spawning on your computer, it was called a malware.
Today, Windows itself comes bundled not just with ads, but with a keylogger and monitor all you do on your computer.
Mainstream software have turned themselves into malware in a desperate attempt for monetization in a world where nobody wants to pay for software (in parts because FLOSS alternatives exist, but not only).
Today, Windows itself comes bundled not just with ads, but with a keylogger and monitor all you do on your computer.
Mainstream software have turned themselves into malware in a desperate attempt for monetization in a world where nobody wants to pay for software (in parts because FLOSS alternatives exist, but not only).