Fslabs Adds Malware To Their Dlc, Asserting That Itвђ™s "drm" Вђ“ Azmath -

The installer was designed to take that dumped password file, disguise it as a local log file, and send it back to FSLabs' servers.

A user on the r/flightsim subreddit noticed that the FSLabs installer dropped a file named test.exe into the system. The installer was designed to take that dumped

The collected credentials were meant to help the developers trace the identities of "crackers" to hand over to legal authorities. ⚖️ The Verdict: Why It Failed Ethically & Legally ⚖️ The Verdict: Why It Failed Ethically &

Following the uproar, FSLabs founder Lefteris Kalamaras posted a public response admitting to the bundle but attempting to justify it as a highly specific anti-piracy measure. The developer claimed: When executed, the tool harvested every single auto-fill

The extraction tool would if the installer detected specific pirated serial numbers circulating on torrent sites.

Paying customers were perfectly safe and the file would never run on their machines.

When executed, the tool harvested every single auto-fill username and password saved in the user's Google Chrome browser.