Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoFake ‘One Battle After Another’ torrent hides malware in subtitleswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkFake ‘One Battle After Another’ torrent hides malware in subtitleswww.bleepingcomputer.comKid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square4linkfedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareaaaa@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThe whole exploit is based on the user clicking on a .lnk shortcut, which then executes commands found in the subtitle text file. Which seems strangely over complicated. How does it really help to involve the subtitles file at all?
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoHiding executable code in the srt file likely evades various security software.
The whole exploit is based on the user clicking on a .lnk shortcut, which then executes commands found in the subtitle text file.
Which seems strangely over complicated. How does it really help to involve the subtitles file at all?
Hiding executable code in the srt file likely evades various security software.