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minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·5 hours agoIt should had been removed from the store. How different is that of a virus.
minus-squaretea@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 hours agoIt isn’t dead?? This ruins my day. At the end of the day I guess it’s about brand respectability (same reason some religions are cults and some aren’t, IMHO)
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoIt doesn’t inject its code into other programs, so it’s not a virus, just general malware.
minus-squareMidnight Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoWouldn’t it be more akin to a cryptominer, since it’s not doing anything with intent to harm or damage data, but the goal is to gain funds without the user’s knowledge?
It should had been removed from the store. How different is that of a virus.
It isn’t dead?? This ruins my day.
At the end of the day I guess it’s about brand respectability (same reason some religions are cults and some aren’t, IMHO)
It doesn’t inject its code into other programs, so it’s not a virus, just general malware.
Wouldn’t it be more akin to a cryptominer, since it’s not doing anything with intent to harm or damage data, but the goal is to gain funds without the user’s knowledge?
It’s just fraud.