Far Canal wrote:
> kurt wismer wrote
> > Andy Walker wrote:
> > [snip]
> > > The way I see it; any product specifically designed to advertise
> > > products is adware.
> >
> > i would tend to agree, more or less... my feeling is that a good
> > functional definition for adware is software that displays ads for
> > something other than itself...
>
> That definition works for me.
>
> > that said, i'm also aware that most people don't use the term that
> > way... most only bother with the label at all when the software also
> > has trojan properties...
>
> Adware with trojans are trojans (or viruses)

yes, i would classify them as trojans too... but to be more specific i
would call them adware trojans...

i'm just making a distinction between the more benign ad-displaying
software and the stuff that security tools go after... for example, a
lot of people were uncomfortable calling earlier free versions of the
opera browser 'adware' even though it was ad supported...