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If it was a native app it wouldn't be grabbing one of the hosted files and running it as code.
by Dylan16807 8mo ago
If it was a native app it wouldn't be grabbing one of the hosted files and running it as code.
- streetfighter64 8mo agoHave you never seen a native app's auto-update get hijacked by malware? It happened (yet again) last month [0] Tons of native apps also have plugins or addons, which (surprise surprise) is just code downloaded from some central repo, and run with way less sandboxing than JS. [0] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/notepad-plus-plus-update-feature-hijacked-by-chinese-state-hackers-for-months/amp/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/notepad-plus-...
- Dylan16807 8mo agoThat's pretty far from hosting the program in the same spot the content it manages is hosted, and also installing fresh versions instantly.