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Isn't this true, to some degree, with all software distribution channels? Weren't CCleaner and FileZilla hacked to distribute malware alongside the main payload
by ahmedfromtunis 6y ago
Isn't this true, to some degree, with all software distribution channels? Weren't CCleaner and FileZilla hacked to distribute malware alongside the main payload?
- hackinthebochs 6y agoUnvalidated auto-update really is an anti-pattern. Giving arbitrary third parties the power to install and run software on your system in perpetuity is a massive attack vector. Most software doesn't represent a large active and ongoing attack surface that auto-updates would be a net positive.