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Old 04-13-2005, 01:40 PM  
psili
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Originally Posted by Sosa
I think it is, it fucks with your internet connection, slows the computer down, might as well just be a fucking virus.
I'm giving up on this discussion. I did a quick search for the phrase "is spyware a virus" and by some people's definition it's not: "By definition no. A virus is intended to harm a computer or network. Spyware is intended to track for advertising purposes."

And I know what cyberxxx is trying to say about the whole "replication" thing as spyware doesn't replicate itself from one computer to another.

Fuck all that nonesense.

It enters a system, unknowingly and unwillingly and by every account "infects" that system. Whatever someone wants to call it, it's a pain in the ass.

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