[OoZic]

According to Micro$oft it is

http://fr.zicos.com/tech/i26162869-M...s-a-Virus.html

Side note: every time I open Google Chrome my Directory Opus opens a screen I have to insert a disk. So maybe it is really a virus
And with all the spyware inside google software every google product is a virus

[CrystalWolf]

Yea, I have had issues with google chrome video lags, and chrome hang ups. I switched back to FireFox, and everything was back to normal. And my OS started to act up on me. Probably Microsoft may have a point with it being a virus.

[ZOMBIEKILLAH]

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[andonevris]

I might as well be a virus, judging on how many PCs I find it installed on and the owner has no idea how it got there

[KillerBug]

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.

[OoZic]

Originally Posted by KillerBug 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.

Malware removing malware now

[KillerBug]

Originally Posted by OoZic Malware removing malware now

It wouldn't be the first time, McAfee and Norton have been doing it for years. Heck, even AVG told me that SuperUser.APK was a virus, yet it missed three other test viruses that I placed in the same folder.

[andonevris]

Originally Posted by OoZic Malware removing malware now

There was also quite a famous virus/trojan which would remove other viruses on the host machine when it infected them, essentially giving itself a nice clean PC to get up to mischief on.

Can't remember which one it was now /brainfart

[Cheesethief]

Linux and Firefox here. xD

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