What is the difference

[Guest b11_]

What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

[Guest David B.]

Re: What is the difference

 

I would suggest using Google for your general questions.

 

http://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+malware&rls=com.microsoft:*&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

 

http://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+spyware&rls=com.microsoft:*&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

 

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"b11_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

[Guest PD43]

Re: What is the difference

 

b11_ <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

 

It's "malware".

 

All spyware is malware.

 

Not all malware is spyware.

 

Spyware (Google is your friend):

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware

 

Malware (Google is your friend):

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware

[Guest Robert Pendell]

Re: What is the difference

 

b11_ wrote:

> What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

 

Spyware is an application designed to track and observe your activity on

the internet. Usually these applications are bundled with another

program and installed with the persons ok. That person may not be aware

that it was installed however since usually it is setup that you need to

opt-out of the install.

 

Malware is a program with malicious intent. Usually the program poses

as another kind of application such as an anti-virus or anti-spyware.

These programs will claim a result but will not give specifics or be

able to remove it. They may ask you to buy or download something which

will usually be spyware or more malware.

 

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[Guest HeyBub]

Re: What is the difference

 

b11_ wrote:

> What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

 

Much the same as between a fruit and a tomato.

 

No, wait.

 

A VEGETABLE and a tomato.

 

Spyware spys on your machine and reports things to headquarters. Adware pops

up advertisements. Trojans live in your machine and operate according to

instructions from the mother ship. Viruses propagate from machine to

machine.

 

Only if these techniques do bad things are they rightly called "malware."

For example, an automatic updating program is both "spyware" and a "trojan,"

but not necessarily a Bad Thing .

[Guest John]

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"b11_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

 

what is malOware? MALicious Oriented softWARE?

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: What is the difference

 

On Fri, 2 May 2008 12:42:01 -0700, b11_

<b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

 

 

"Malware" is short for "malicious software." It's a broad term that

covers any kind of software that is designed to hurt you in some way.

It includes spyware, but isn't limited to it. Besides spyware, the

term "malware" also includes virus, trojan horses, worms, adware, and

so on.

 

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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[Guest Big Al]

Re: What is the difference

 

John wrote:

> "b11_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:2397037D-1AA7-4EE1-9527-8E92CA00FECA@microsoft.com...

>> What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

>

> what is malOware? MALicious Oriented softWARE?

>

>

No! Maloware are those cookies. :-)

[Guest John]

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"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message

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> John wrote:

>> "b11_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:2397037D-1AA7-4EE1-9527-8E92CA00FECA@microsoft.com...

>>> What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

>>

>> what is malOware? MALicious Oriented softWARE?

> No! Maloware are those cookies. :-)

 

is it yummy?

[Guest DeeJay]

Re: What is the difference

 

one starts with malo and the other with spy

 

"b11_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

[Guest Unknown]

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Which one starts with 'malo'?

"DeeJay" <DeeJay at yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> one starts with malo and the other with spy

>

> "b11_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:2397037D-1AA7-4EE1-9527-8E92CA00FECA@microsoft.com...

>> What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

>

>

[Guest b11_]

Re: What is the difference

 

Do you mean computer cookies? <GRIN>

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"Big Al" wrote:

> John wrote:

> > "b11_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:2397037D-1AA7-4EE1-9527-8E92CA00FECA@microsoft.com...

> >> What is the difference between maloware and spyware?

> >

> > what is malOware? MALicious Oriented softWARE?

> >

> >

> No! Maloware are those cookies. :-)

>