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The guy deceptively enlisted thousands of users into a botnet without notification and likely through auto-update mechanisms (such as the Windows app store). Th

The guy deceptively enlisted thousands of users into a botnet without notification and likely through auto-update mechanisms (such as the Windows app store). That sounds criminal.

Rd6n6 5y ago
It’s not auto updated on windows, it’s an annoying pop up suggesting you go download a latest version, thankfully
tethys 5y ago
From the guy: > ImageGlass Store version is not affected.
- Hamuko 5y ago
  Does the Windows Store not allow you to sneak in proxies to user machines?
  - gruez 5y ago
    It's paid for, so I guess it would be in bad taste to have that included. At least the free one you can argue it's ad-supported or whatever.
    - kadoban 5y ago
      "ad-supported" and "malware" are not the same thing.
      - deleted 5y ago
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andi999 5y ago
Maybe the author is located in a country with weak cyber crime laws (and does not intendl to leave it).
- chillstreem 5y ago
  IIRC the author is from and lives in Vietnam.