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Old 10-01-2011   #5
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It isn't a virus because it does not self reproduce, but it does fall under the category of malware since it slows down your computer and often installs without permission as a part of some other installation.

Then again, MS security essentials installs without permission both with windows and with windows updates...and it slows down your system without any benefit whatsoever so it is malware as well.
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