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It is technically impossible to create spyware that targets modern non Windows OSs like Linux and OSX? What, specifically, is missing in the programming APIs for those OSs that prevents me from writing spyware targetting those OSs? I was thinking of creating a Firefox extension for Linux that would display dancing elves on the title bar but it would ALSO send me all your browsing habits. I would mass email it to all the Linux users with a subject like "Install me to see dancing elves in Firefox!!!!". Now I'm worried that this won't work. Please answer ASAP before I waste any more time on this project.
Posted by: NonZealot   Posted on: 10/27/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I hate to say it  htotten | 10/27/04
Anti-Spyware Software  Chad_z | 10/27/04
Our costs have not gone up  toadlife | 10/27/04
Not to be to much  Cardinal_Bill | 10/27/04
Missing the point?  toadlife | 10/27/04
Ditto here  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Let's try again.  Cardinal_Bill | 10/27/04
Try all you like  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Damn...  Cardinal_Bill | 10/27/04
OK, It's not free  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Cost of Security  Stephen Wheeler | 11/03/04
I'm surpirsed you're continuing this line of defence  Richard Flude | 10/27/04
To begin with  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Actually you've said it repeatedly  Richard Flude | 10/27/04
Re: Actually you've said it repeatedly  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
To PA  Roger Ramjet | 10/28/04
The shill is strong in you  NonZealot | 10/27/04
The shill is strong in you also  middle of nowhere | 10/27/04
...  toadlife | 10/27/04
The shill is stronger in you  NonZealot | 10/27/04
I prefer it Windows not install Spyware  voska | 10/27/04
Firewalls  mobrien_12@... | 10/27/04
i use a differnet firewall  V Sanders | 10/27/04
No argument from me there.  mobrien_12@... | 10/27/04
Corporate, corporate. corporate  htotten | 10/28/04
only because  V Sanders | 10/27/04
Shill is Shrill  Roger Ramjet | 10/28/04
Spybot is your friend...  wolf_z | 10/28/04
Commercial options  ibabadur1 | 10/27/04
Yawn  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/27/04
This is news to me  NonZealot | 10/27/04
You mnay run into problems running the executable  Sunny Jalolly | 10/27/04
I addition to Sunny's response  Roger Ramjet | 10/28/04
Focus shill  NonZealot | 10/28/04
IE's fault  DarthRidiculous | 10/27/04
Expectations and knowledge  Sunny Jalolly | 10/27/04
Expectations and knowledge  htotten | 10/28/04
most corporations do not *encrypt*  V Sanders | 10/27/04
most corporations  htotten | 10/28/04
Bigger problem or final solution?  Update victim | 10/28/04
Divide  htotten | 10/28/04
Why do companies take so long?  OldeTimeGeek | 10/28/04

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