7 Dec
2011
7 Dec
'11
2:35 a.m.
On Dec 6, 2011, at 6:20 PM, <Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu> <Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu> wrote:
On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:10:14 PST, Owen DeLong said:
No, a Trojan is malware. Any software which operates without the knowledge or consent of the user to engage in operations the user would not reasonably expect is not being used for good, no matter how well intentioned.
Strictly speaking, it's "without the knowledge or consent of the *owner*". Especially in corporate environments, "owner" != "user".
I would argue that the superset applies in a proper definition here. Software which operates with the knowledge and consent of the owner, but, not the knowledge or consent of the end-user is still, IMHO, nefarious at best. Owen