What do you call a virus that doesn't damage your system? An "app"
this post was submitted on 24 May 2026
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By that definition, many paid apps are also viruses! Have you ever tried practically any anti-virus software, for example?
The blank stares and annoyed if not downright condescending dismissal I get from normies when I express a preference for avoiding spyware, adware, and other socially acceptable (read: profitable for those who make the rules and own the politicians) malware is some of the worst gaslighting I've ever been subjected to!
The trick is to avoid normies
But, like, do you have something to hide?
Of course I do and so do you.
Only the 3,425 avant-garde photos I've taken of my penis
See, now I think the government needs to see that!
Terabytes of furry porn.
plz cher.
I sure hope nobody in this thread is using Windows, Android, Edge, or Chrome...
It's 'legitimate interest'
Lol
now it's only spyware if it's made in Russia or China
—NPR, literally yesterday
Like I know this is hyperbole for comedic effect, but it's also completely wrong.
I might suggest that security suites like McAfee themselves becoming synonymous with Malware undermined the core concept of system protection ages ago.
Modern Windows based security protocols offer significant bloat with only marginal improvements in safety.
The bigger issue is that having your third-party "security" software betray you while using Windows is like pissing in an ocean of piss. The OS itself is spyware!
McAfee and other antivirus went full-on malware a long time ago. Sure, Microsoft was still collecting data from users, but it was a drop in the bucket compared to what they do in Windows 11 these days.
We don’t tolerate any of that foreign shit 'round 'ere