There's been some disagreement among vendors and researchers
about whether certain types of Android apps should be classified
as malware, adware or something else entirely. But if even
researchers can't decide, how can users? My question is, what
role should enterprises have in helping users distinguish When
viruses first emerged and began to evolve, there was confusion
about what to call or name malicious software. As spyware
evolved in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the same debate
reemerged about how to describe, classify or name the different
types of emerging malware and how to differentiate them from
legitimate software. Terms such as general malware, spyware,
adware, potentially unwanted programs, spamware, etc., were used
to define malware. Ask the expert! Have questions about
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variation in terminology among vendors, researchers and the rest
of the industry confuses users. That's