there's three types of malware: spyware, adware, and bloatware
- spyware is when they take data from you that you didn't want to give
- adware is when they give data to you that you didn't want to have
- bloatware is when the software's just in the way, making the whole system slow, sluggish and inefficient
summarily these can be called crapware
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Virus (the original malware): am I a joke to you?
Where does ransomware go
nowhere, it's a lost cause. if your disk is encrypted, nuke it and restore from a backup. it's just a nuisance (assuming you made enough backups) and interrupts your daily workflow. therefore it's bloatware.
Eh, I’d said ransomware is a different category altogether, it’s denying you access to your data.
Remember kids, if you did not back it up, it must not have been important.
The purpose of ransomware is get the money you don’t want to give. Doesn’t always work that way, but that caveat applies to the other categories as well. What actually ends up happening IRL shouldn’t be included in this classification. The original intent matters more. Therefore, the mechanism is similar to spyware, but the goal is to get your money instead of your data.
Windows these days is all of these things.
What about underware?
Still crapware, in a way.
Underware, the 3D printed "tidy up the bottom of your desk" project?
How about ones that give you free cup holders?
Okay, and what are crypto miners then?
bloatware
How about DDOS ware?
And what about viruses that are basically just interested in fucking up your system and nothing else?
Adware is a DDOS attack on your attention.
Ads in general are exactly that.
Just going to ignore worms that don't do any of those things?