A user on the r/flightsim subreddit noticed that the FSLabs installer dropped a file named test.exe into the system.
FSLabs had previously instructed customers to disable their antivirus software during installation, claiming that any security flags were simply "false positives". 🛡️ The Defense: "It's Just DRM" A user on the r/flightsim subreddit noticed that
Cybersecurity experts and developers quickly confirmed that the file was "Chrome Password Dump". Paying customers were perfectly safe and the file
Paying customers were perfectly safe and the file would never run on their machines. 🔍 The Discovery: What Happened
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
In February 2018, premium flight simulator developer faced massive backlash when a user on Reddit discovered that the installer for their highly popular $100-$140 Airbus A320X add-on contained actual, active malware masquerading as "DRM". 🔍 The Discovery: What Happened?
The extraction tool would if the installer detected specific pirated serial numbers circulating on torrent sites.