Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agoFake ‘One Battle After Another’ torrent hides malware in subtitleswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkFake ‘One Battle After Another’ torrent hides malware in subtitleswww.bleepingcomputer.comKid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square4linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareaaaa@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months 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-up1·4 months 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.