[Passiveson]

With all the characteristics attributed to Trojans, do you think Microsoft's Genuine Advantage should be listed in virus updates as Malware?

[SpiritWind]

:D Hi :



There are 2 "parts" of Windows Genuine Advantage; One is the "Validation Tool" , which

seems reasonable to me and many others, and the Other is the "Notification Tool", which

raised quite a "Stink" several yrs ago when Microsoft tried "sneaking" it onto people's

computers . Last I heard, the "Notification Tool" was "Optional" and is generally considered

a "Nag" screen . More like "Adware", not "Malware" .

[Passiveson]

Adware is a hijacker, malware on the other hand misrepresents the status of threats to your computer to sell a solution.

WGA's persistent popups preporting 'You may be the victim of piracy' and requesting $149.00 for 'Genuine' Microsoft software, is just that, malware. My Windows XP is 'Genuine', reinstalled on a new computer. Now Ol' Billy asked me to download WGA before allowing me updates, and, SURPRISE, No more updates until I kick him some cash.

Tall me that ain't malware!

[number6]

For a good desciption of malware read:
h3. Malware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia