[fyodor at insecure.org: C|Net Download.Com is now bundling Nmap with malware!]

Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu
Wed Dec 7 02:20:03 UTC 2011


On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:10:14 PST, Owen DeLong said:

> No, a Trojan is malware. Any software which operates without the
> knowledge or consent of the user to engage in operations the user would
> not reasonably expect is not being used for good, no matter how well
> intentioned.

Strictly speaking, it's "without the knowledge or consent of the *owner*". Especially
in corporate environments, "owner" != "user".
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