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• BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That would be considered a virus.

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  • zeppo@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It would be considered malware but not technically a virus.

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    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Most people consider any sort of “thing installed or running on my computer against my knowledge doing bad stuff” to be a virus.

      That’s why the OP said “installing any virus in my computer”

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      • zeppo@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        A virus is specifically malware that automatically spreads to other devices. It’s similar to a worm. They tend to spread surreptitiously using vulnerabilities or design flaws. To me that’s quite different than installing a shady browser plugin, and imo it’s better to use the term malware to make it clear privacy violating browser extensions are something people unfortunately choose to install, unlike a virus.

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