Qihoo Technology News: Internet Society of China Anti-Malicious Software co-ordination of the Working Group on November 22 held its third conference, in full listen to the views of member units, based on the finalization of the “malicious software” is defined and made public:
malicious software is not explicitly refer to prompt the user with or without user permission, the user’s computer or other terminals up and running, against the legitimate rights and interests of the user software, but does not include China’s laws and regulations of the computer virus.
one of the following features of the software can be considered malicious software:
1. Compulsory Installation: that is not explicitly prompt the user with or without user consent, in the user’s computer or other terminal to install the software behavior.
2. is difficult to uninstall: refers to does not provide a common way to uninstall, or other software without the impact of vandalism cases, there is still activity after unloading procedures.
3. Browser hijacking: that without the user’s permission, modify the user’s browser or other settings, forcing users to visit a particular site or users can not lead a normal online behavior.
4. advertising pop-up: that is not explicitly prompt the user with or without the user permission to use installed on the user’s computer or other terminal software, pop-up ads on the behavior.
5. malicious collection of user information: that is not explicitly prompt the user with or without user permission, malicious collection of user information behavior.
6. malicious uninstall: refers to is not explicitly prompt the user, without the user’s permission, or misleading, tricking users to uninstall other software behavior.
7. malicious bundle: refers to the software bundle has been identified as malicious software behavior.
8. other violations of client software to install, use and uninstall the right to know the right to choose the malicious behavior.
Internet Society of China announced since November 8, “the definition of malicious software (draft)” after that, as at November 20 JCP income to the feedback of more than 8500, the China Internet Association, feedback information from these relatively concentrated and sorted out the views of more than 50, and in coordinating the Working Group plenary group discussion.
the Internet Society, said, “malicious software-defined” is the Internet Society of China Anti-Malicious Software co-ordination of the Working Group member units and the community, the consensus reached Therefore, this definition has a representative and authoritative. Anti-malware software to coordinate the working group on behalf of the member units have indicated that this definition will be the first standardized in accordance with their own services, in the relevant Internet service which play an exemplary role.
anti-malware software coordination Working Group was established October 26, its member units, including Sina, Netease, Baidu, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), Yahoo, Zhongsou, 1000 Oak interconnections, odd tiger net.