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[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

~~I think the title indicates that it's like the malware known as "Christmas.exe".~~

Edit: I have too much faith in humanity..

[-] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 72 points 10 months ago

The title is pushing the narrative that "real companies" doing hostile bullshit isn't "real malware".

When companies ship malware, it should be called malware.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

From the article:

Even worse, the malware-looking Christmas wreath is linked to a process called “Christmas.exe.”

So the process was actually called that. It popped up on my machine this morning and I immediately started scanning the whole system for malware and searching to see if anyone else had this problem.

[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 10 months ago

Jesus Christ what the fuck.

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