What exactly is malware?
 

I don't know what exactly it is but I do know that it's pissing me right the fuck off.

yeah it's fucking me off too

bump... i wanna know as well...

malware
(n.) Short for malicious software, software designed specifically to damage or disrupt a system, such as a virus or a Trojan horse

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/malware.html

How did I get it?

You know what really pisses me off? People are complaining constantly about poor conversions, poor surfer loyalty, "scaring away the surfer"... and then we get these fucking spyware programs that completely destroy the Internet surfing experience. I CAN NOT SURF THE INTERNET WITHOUT GETTING HIJACKED. This becomes a HUGE pain in the ass when I'm trying to work.

To all of the porn companies that profit from this bull shit... :321GFY

more than likely a malicious activex controller?

*edit* agree with you about the companies who profit from this...bastards

exactly
spam has never bothered me because it can be deleted
consoles have never bothered me (only idiots qwho don't know how to use them profitably)

but we have spam filters, delete keys and popup blockers, but I hate having to go through un-installing something I never installed in the first place.

is this why you have been dropping off a lot more than usual lately?

Isn't malware just another name for spyware? Or is there a real difference?

Damn,stupid virus:feels-hot