Riskware
‘Riskware’ is the generic term used by Kaspersky Lab to
describe programs that are legitimate in themselves, but that have the
potential for misuse by cyber criminals: for example, remote
administration utilities. Such programs have always had the potential
to be misused, but they now have a higher profile. During the last few
years, there has been a fusion of ‘traditional’ virus techniques with
those of hackers. In the changing climate, such ‘riskware’ programs
have come in to their own as a means of controlling machines for
malicious purposes.
If KAV/KIS marks a program as Riskware, but you know what it is and
what you use it for, you can leave it on your computer and exclude it
from further detection,otherwise it is risky.
Only the Paranoid Survive
T-T
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