> There is a clear distinction between malware (virus, trojans, and worms) and adware in the antivirus community.

Fortunately for everyone, the "antivirus community", which produces software I would also classify as malware, does not get to dictate how the rest of us use words.

>Fortunately for everyone, the "antivirus community", which produces software I would also classify as malware

Why? I know some are better or worse than others, but...

>There is a clear distinction between malware (virus, trojans, and worms) and adware in the antivirus community. As this is neither drive-by nor malware, it's no stretch; it's an outright lie.

To a user who has their machine slow to a creeping halt or behave in unexpected ways because of these "opt-in" daemon adware suites, that "distinction" breaks down very quickly.

If you use those kinds of tactics, you are taking CPU cycles from people who did not want them taken. Where I come from , we call that stealing - and it makes you something less than an honorable individual if you do it. I spent years working in tech support, so I have the understanding necessary to make that statement.

I am also a developer and I know there are more honest - and proven - ways to make a living with OSS that don't fall on that side of the "shady" line.

I repeat my charge of Shenanigans.