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Re:ImageGlass added malware with this commit by stefan_ on Saturday January 22, 2022 @10:55AM (#30037711)
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.
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Re:ImageGlass added malware with this commit by Rd6n6 on Saturday January 22, 2022 @11:05AM (#30037815)
It’s not auto updated on windows, it’s an annoying pop up suggesting you go download a latest version, thankfully
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Re:ImageGlass added malware with this commit by tethys on Saturday January 22, 2022 @11:07AM (#30037839)
From the guy:

> ImageGlass Store version is not affected.

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Re:ImageGlass added malware with this commit by Hamuko on Saturday January 22, 2022 @11:26AM (#30038022)
Does the Windows Store not allow you to sneak in proxies to user machines?
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Re:ImageGlass added malware with this commit by gruez on Saturday January 22, 2022 @11:39AM (#30038172)
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.
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Re:ImageGlass added malware with this commit by kadoban on Saturday January 22, 2022 @12:02PM (#30038466)
"ad-supported" and "malware" are not the same thing.
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Re:ImageGlass added malware with this commit by andi999 on Saturday January 22, 2022 @11:11AM (#30037879)
Maybe the author is located in a country with weak cyber crime laws (and does not intendl to leave it).
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Re:ImageGlass added malware with this commit by chillstreem on Saturday January 22, 2022 @02:09PM (#30039796)
IIRC the author is from and lives in Vietnam.
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