Red Dragon
Imagine BBR in 20 years
join:2005-04-30
Scarsdale, NY
| reply to belawrence
Re: Uh-oh
By definition the software called Starware is viral. We define malware by a guide line not just randomly calling programs bad. It goes like this:
A) installs with out user consent or is not in EULA.
B) Does not allow for easy removal or tries to hide or protect its self from removal.
C) limits or degrades computer functionality by disabling certain abilities that were enabled before installation.
I am sure we can come up with others and refine this even more but the fact still remains that it hides itself with a root kit and will self recover if not completely exterminated. Heck it does not even show up in add remove programs.
For them to go so far as to sue in ridiculous. Perhaps this whole thing "annoys" them and they want to sue. Well hey installing backdoor software with a root kit that self restores its self if not completely removed is enough to "annoy" me and be defined as malware. What is worse it that it still is there after you uninstall the game. Until they start naming laws broken or violations made or they hand out a cease and desist letter it is just a bluff and has no legal recourse until they start naming laws broken.
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