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Although the author seems like a bit of a di- ...fficult person, maybe we should coin the term "dickware" to cover this sort of software.
EDIT: I missed the keylogging bit, thanks to everybody that pointed it out. Adware + Spyware = Malware.
Is it correct to class this as malware? I get that the portmanteau is "malicious software" and hijacking your Google search results isn't the friendliest thing to do but I think this is closer to "adware" than "malware". Although the author seems like a bit of a di- ...fficult person, maybe we should coin the term "dickware" to cover this sort of software. EDIT: I missed the keylogging bit, thanks to everybody that p…
Is it correct to class this as malware? I get that the portmanteau is "malicious software" and hijacking your Google search results isn't the friendliest thing to do but I think this is closer to "adware" than "malware". Although the author seems like a bit of a di- ...fficult person, maybe we should coin the term "dickware" to cover this sort of software. EDIT: I missed the keylogging bit, thanks to everybody that p…
Is it correct to class this as malware? I get that the portmanteau is "malicious software" and hijacking your Google search results isn't the friendliest thing to do but I think this is closer to "adware" than "malware". Although the author seems like a bit of a di- ...fficult person, maybe we should coin the term "dickware" to cover this sort of software. EDIT: I missed the keylogging bit, thanks to everybody that p…
Since Chrome auto-updates extensions, users are likely not aware of this change. I've been using the extension for several months until I noticed the transparent redirection. In fact, the only reason I noticed the redirect is when it failed. I clicked on a Google search result and got stuck on a blank page like this: http://ecolink3.ecosia.org/?key=3cdcd4dc082e3c7b860abe4608b6925d&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2F…
Is it correct to class this as malware? I get that the portmanteau is "malicious software" and hijacking your Google search results isn't the friendliest thing to do but I think this is closer to "adware" than "malware". Although the author seems like a bit of a di- ...fficult person, maybe we should coin the term "dickware" to cover this sort of software. EDIT: I missed the keylogging bit, thanks to everybody that p…
It's inserting fake search results and running a keystroke monitor. To me this isn't even a close call; of course it's malware. I would also say that any developer who would do this simply can't be trusted; if he will do this, he might do just about anything else. He doesn't seem to have any regard for others.
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That is interesting. It could be criticism of the existing system. Or he could have other goals/intentions.
He asks specifically if he has broken some rules in Google Chrome's terms of service, where another user replies with quotations from the ToS. He barks at that saying his extension is allowed to do what he does, because his extension does reveal exactly what it does, if you read its permissions carefully. Although, I cannot confirm whether that is true, but that's what he is saying. I have no idea what he is up to; b…
Is it correct to class this as malware? I get that the portmanteau is "malicious software" and hijacking your Google search results isn't the friendliest thing to do but I think this is closer to "adware" than "malware". Although the author seems like a bit of a di- ...fficult person, maybe we should coin the term "dickware" to cover this sort of software. EDIT: I missed the keylogging bit, thanks to everybody that p…
Valuable lesson learned. I never thought a chrome developer would be quite so stupid to pull something like this. Now I'll keep my eye on every extension.
And yes, you should never install Window Resizer, or anything else Ionut Botizan (the developer) releases again.