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Connecting an LG Monitor to a Windows PC Trigger the Silent, Unprompted Installation of Adware (consumerrights.wiki)
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[–] artyom@piefed.social 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Back in my day we called this malware

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Adware is a form of malware. Malware is a broad term that encompasses a lot of other types of software. Adware, bloatware, spyware, etc are all forms of malware.

Like someone saying they like metal music. It’s a very broad term. What kind of metal? Thrash metal? Death metal? Black metal? Power metal? Nu metal? Prog metal? Etc…