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? > > 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. > > 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. > > 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_______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
