Abandoned Popcorn Time apps had to be disabled to prevent a zombie army
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If the abandoned Popcorn Time updater remains active, devices could be co-opted into a botnet, exposing users to security risks and potential misuse of their hardware.
Remember Popcorn Time, the app that served as an easy-to-use front end for streaming torrents of movies and TV shows? Development of the MPAA's least-favorite app of the 2010s has been abandoned for years, but the "Netflix of Piracy" software is still installed on millions of devices that are just waiting to join a bot army. Researchers at Eye Security found the updater for a Popcorn Time fork called "Time4Popcorn" still running on tons of Windows, macOS, and Android devices located around the w
Popcorn Time was a popular application that simplified streaming movies and TV shows via torrent technology, making it a frequent target of copyright enforcement and security concerns.
- •Monitor security advisories from antivirus vendors for removal tools
- •Watch for any official statements or patches from Eye Security or the developers
- •Stay alert for news of botnet activity linked to the Time4Popcorn updater