Spyware: Gridlock within a year?

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Spyware needs to function as a server. If the daemon can't be installed, how can it behave as a server?

First off, I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "server". Spyware doesn't really provide a service to other programs on your computer or to other computers on the network which would be the traditional definition of a server. It simply sits there listening for various events on your computer and then uses that information for various purposes. However, I'll use the word "server" in the rest of this post just so we don't get into a semantic discussion.

Spyware certainly does not need to function as a "server". In its simplest form, spyware that is piggybacked onto seemingly helpful software is just a part of that application and is only active when that application is running.

However, even if spyware needed to run as a "server", not all servers need to be installed as daemon/services. The only thing that daemon/services gives you is the ability to have the server running when no one is logged onto the computer. Since spyware is useless unless there is someone logged onto the computer, the spyware simply starts when the user logs on and the spyware gets shut down when the user logs off. It might be a "server" but it doesn't need to be active when no user is logged on and therefore does not need to be installed as a daemon/service. daemons/services are always "servers" but not all servers have to be configured as a daemon/service.

Posted by: NonZealot   Posted on: 01/20/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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