Yes, now if you do that you end up with a 2000 word threat analysis write up by a network security startup that claims you’re using sophisticated social engineering.

And a warrant for your arrest, probably.

What you could do was embedding the BO exe inside another exe disguised as a jpg picture. When executed it would extract and run BO in the background and also display a jpg. ICQ conveniently didn't display the end of long filenames, so you could send it as "xyz.jpg[20spaces].exe" and it would seem like you just shared a picture. Worked like a charm the one time I tested this technique on an unsuspecting friend during a LAN party.

I used to do this exact same trick with Sub7. Good times.

Or use silkrope to bundle it with any other .exe

Apparently people still do this on Discord.

if I recall correctly, you could attach this to other binaries via silkrope so the receiver would be unsuspecting.

I think we did it to a classmate once :)