• prettybunnys@piefed.social
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    3 hours ago

    That’s just a test file tho. Its whole purpose is to prove heuristic based scans work.

    It’s not actually a virus.

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      No it’s not but the whole point of it is that antivirus packages detect it, and they will kill and quarantine the process handling the data. Its purpose is to trigger an antivirus response for testing purposes.

      So it can indeed be used as a DoS kinda thing in many cases.

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        2 hours ago

        Nice, if android even cares though. Dunno, what’s the state of android AV these days?

        And iOS I suppose, the glasses aren’t attached to a laptop most likely. And does the app auto-open QR codes? Enquiring minds want to know, because this is a solid idea if it can be made to work.