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When Spyware Crosses the Line
Kelly Martin, 2004-06-23

"Spyware" isn't harmless software when it starts hijacking your browser, downloading updates, and displaying adult porn images to small children.

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Spyware, virus - doesn't make a difference 2004-06-27
Theuns
Spyware, virus - the distinction is not really that meaningful. In this instance, either classification would leave you with the same problem - software installed without the user's consent, resistant to removal, and updating itself as fast as the removal tools are updated.

This isn't a problem ...

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