Richard Stiennon, director of threat research at anti-spyware software vendor Webroot, already made some public predictions on how RSS might be next on the list of malicious software developers.

And he just reconfirmed his conviction this Friday, as reported by TechWeb:

In Stiennon’s opinion, his most distressing prediction is that spyware will latch onto RSS (Real Simple Syndication) as a way to distribute ad- and spy-style software.

“I’m extremely concerned about this,” said Stiennon. “Already we’re seeing marketers look to RSS. A recent list by marketing types on why RSS is better than e-mail, for example, had ‘no more annoying complaints about spam’ at number 8. Where marketers go, adware and spyware writers follow.”