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Unsanity Developer Comes to APE's Defense
beelsebob writes "Rosyna, the famously tellytubby-like Unsanity Developer has spoken out in the defense of their Application Enhancer (APE) framework. The framework has taken a beating since it came out, being accused of being spyware, or of crashing computers. In fact Unsanity have only received one bug report about APE itself, which was promptly fixed. The article is a very good defence of the product, and a very good read."
Actually this post does not need a reply, as it is its own best counter-argument. But let's take a few choice examples.
it provides means by which to inject code into programs that were launched after the code injector became present
Meaning it's by definition a type of trojan.
but that's not a unique ability
Oh no? Then tell us what other programs do this so we can rid our systems of them.
any daemon can inject code into a program as it is being launched
Even if this were true, it's a case of trust: we bought the operating system because it had a proven record and we trusted it. An APE is NOT part of the operating system (thankfully).
not doing anything more than calling existing (but undocumented) APIs
This basically says all. Programmers who hack at undocumented APIs should get a slap on the wrists.
APE modules cannot poke around into any program they wish
But you just said they can get into anything - make up your mind.
they may only poke around in the applications in which they have been told to reside
Why do we feel no comfort in these assurances?
They may not touch any other program.
'Bullshit!' - Tom 'Iceman' Kazanski
you can call APE a bad idea
Thank you for your permission.
yes it can crash applications or spy on the user
Thanks again - this time for admitting our point.
not more than any other piece of malware
And a final thanks for categorising it where it belongs.