▲ 262 ▼ Connecting an LG Monitor to a Windows PC Trigger the Silent, Unprompted Installation of Adware (consumerrights.wiki) submitted 4 months ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] artyom@piefed.social 40 points 4 months ago (1 child) Back in my day we called this malware permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 months ago* Adware is a form of malware. Malware is a broad term that encompasses a lot of other types of software. Adware, bloatware, spyware, etc are all forms of malware. Like someone saying they like metal music. It’s a very broad term. What kind of metal? Thrash metal? Death metal? Black metal? Power metal? Nu metal? Prog metal? Etc… permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 months ago* Adware is a form of malware. Malware is a broad term that encompasses a lot of other types of software. Adware, bloatware, spyware, etc are all forms of malware. Like someone saying they like metal music. It’s a very broad term. What kind of metal? Thrash metal? Death metal? Black metal? Power metal? Nu metal? Prog metal? Etc… permalink fedilink source parent