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Google nukes 3,000 YouTube videos that sowed malware disguised as cracked software (www.theregister.com)

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Check Point helps exorcise vast 'Ghost Network' that used fake tutorials to push infostealers Google has taken down thousands of YouTube videos that were quietly spreading password-stealing malware disguised as cracked software and game cheats.…

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[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Noice, hope it didn't catch any false positives along the way.

[–] TommyJohnsFishSpot@lemy.lol 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It most certainly did because this was most certainly not carried out by humans.

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It sounds like they identified the network behind it and then traced that to the problematic videos and accounts, so it could in theory be done right without collateral damage.