XPost: alt.comp.freeware   
   From: jj4public@gmail.com   
      
   On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 23:22:28 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:   
   > On 2/3/2026 10:16 PM, The Doctor wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Think SETI might be spyware.   
   > BTW....   
   >   
   > Apps like SETI@Home are actually called memory-resident programs (in DOS   
   > days) or active/running processes. All processes can be spyware, as an   
   > example, key-logger. All kinds of apps & processes are suspicious,   
   > including MP3 players, anti-virus scanners, device drivers, ..... :)   
      
   In multi-tasking OSes, all running programs are memory-resident programs. It   
   doesn't have to be programs which is designed to work in the background.   
      
   With nowaday trends, about a quarter of softwares have become spywares with   
   their no-user-consent-needed phone home "feature".   
      
   You mentioned "anti-virus scanner". I wish that is true. I wish there's a   
   software for scanning anti-viruses and remove them from systems, since they   
   do more harm than good for legit applications.   
      
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