#Time4Popcorn
Der verwaiste Streaming-Client Time4Popcorn gefährdet Millionen PCs weltweit. Sicherheitsforscher schalteten den ungesicherten Update-Dienst nun per Notfall-Eingriff ab. #Streaming #ITSecurity
Time4Popcorn: Veralteter Streaming-Client gefährdet Millionen PCs
winfuture.de
November 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Eski Korsan Film Uygulaması Risk Saçıyor: Hemen Kontrol Edin
Eski Popcorn Time uygulaması Mac cihazlarda güvenlik açığı oluşturuyor. Time4Popcorn yazılımını bilgisayarınızdan nasıl kaldıracağınızı öğrenin.
October 30, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Eski Korsan Film Uygulaması Risk Saçıyor: Hemen Kontrol Edin

Eski Popcorn Time uygulaması Mac cihazlarda güvenlik açığı oluşturuyor. Time4Popcorn yazılımını bilgisayarınızdan nasıl kaldıracağınızı öğrenin.
Eski Korsan Film Uygulaması Risk Saçıyor: Hemen Kontrol Edin
Eski Popcorn Time uygulaması Mac cihazlarda güvenlik açığı oluşturuyor. Time4Popcorn yazılımını bilgisayarınızdan nasıl kaldıracağınızı öğrenin.
ercanceviz.com.tr
October 30, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Eye Security found a legacy Time4Popcorn updater still running on over 2.5 million Windows machines and an estimated 300,000 Macs. Abandoned domains it queried could let a controller deliver executable code with high privileges.
Legacy Popcorn Time Updater Could Let Domain Controllers Push Code to Millions of Devices
Eye Security found a legacy Time4Popcorn updater still running on over 2.5 million Windows machines and an estimated 300,000 Macs. Abandoned domains it…
cyber.hendryadrian.com
October 30, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Eski Korsan Film Uygulaması Risk Saçıyor: Hemen Kontrol Edin
Eski Popcorn Time uygulaması Mac cihazlarda güvenlik açığı oluşturuyor. Time4Popcorn yazılımını bilgisayarınızdan nasıl kaldıracağınızı öğrenin.
October 30, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Eski Popcorn Time Uygulaması Mac’lerde Güvenlik Riski Taşıyor

Mac’te eski Time4Popcorn uygulaması yüklüyse güvenlik açığı riski nedeniyle bilgisayardan kaldırılması gerekiyor. Uygulamanın artık kullanılmıyor olması, sistemde bırakılmasının güvenli olduğu anlamına gelmiyor.
Eski Popcorn Time Uygulaması Mac’lerde Güvenlik Riski Taşıyor
Mac’te eski Time4Popcorn uygulaması yüklüyse güvenlik açığı riski nedeniyle bilgisayardan kaldırılması gerekiyor. Uygulamanın artık kullanılmıyor olması, sistemde bırakılmasının güvenli olduğu anlamına gelmiyor.
www.sanaldata.com
October 30, 2026 at 12:45 PM
¿Tuviste Popcorn Time en el Mac? Ojo 👀

Time4Popcorn, una versión no oficial, dejó un actualizador que arranca solo y podía colar código con permisos de root. Se estiman entre 250.000 y 350.000 Macs afectados; no consta que se explotara.

Mejor desinstalarla 🧹 #Apple #Mac
October 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
¿Tuviste Popcorn Time en el Mac? Ojo 👀

Time4Popcorn, una versión no oficial, dejó un actualizador que arranca solo y podía colar código con permisos de root. Se estiman entre 250.000 y 350.000 Macs afectados; no consta que se explotara.

Mejor desinstalarla 🧹 #Apple #Mac
October 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Si instalaste Popcorn Time (o Time4Popcorn) en tu Mac hace años, cuidado: pudo dejar un actualizador vulnerable con permisos totales. Dominios caducados = riesgo real de malware.
Eye Research no ha visto ataques aún, pero revisa LaunchAgents y limpia.

locosdemanzana.es/20...
October 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Kdo si nainstaloval Popcorn Time ve verzi Time4Popcorn, může mít na Macu aktivní aktualizátor PT.updd s právy root. Eye Security ho u většiny Maců dálkově vypnula, aplikace ale zůstává riziková.
Starý Popcorn Time mohl v Macu nechat rizikový aktualizátor: jak ho najít
Kdo si kdysi nainstaloval Popcorn Time ve verzi Time4Popcorn, může mít na Macu dodnes aktivní aktualizátor, který po každém startu hledá aktualizace a stažený kód může spustit s nejvyššími právy. Výzkumníci Eye Security ho na většině Maců, které se jim ozvaly, vzdáleně vypnuli. Samotná aplikace ale zůstává nebezpečná. Ukážeme, kde zbytky najdete a jak je odstranit.
applemagazin.eu
October 30, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Time4Popcorn ha lasciato un modulo di aggiornamento attivo su centinaia di migliaia di Mac. Il processo scansiona i server a ogni avvio, rendendo i computer vulnerabili anche se l'app non viene usata da anni. 🛡️

#macOS #sicurezza #Apple

kiro.it/zARIL
October 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Vergessener Popcorn-Time-Updater gefährdete bis zu 350.000 Macs
Ein veralteter Updater der aufgegebenen Popcorn-Time-Version Time4Popcorn machte Hunderttausende Macs für Angriffe anfällig. Sicherheitsforscher:innen griffen ein und schalteten den Hintergrunddienst ab. Ein unsicherer Updater mit Root-Rechten Die Sicherheitsfirma Eye Research beschrieb den Fund am 22. Oktober 2026 in einem Bericht zur Operation IXIM. Betroffen war Time4Popcorn, eine Abspaltung der BitTorrent-Streaming-App Popcorn Time. Das ursprüngliche Projekt wurde 2014 eingestellt; die ältere Abspaltung blieb jedoch unter dem Namen Popcorn Time im Umlauf. Auch nachdem Nutzer:innen die App nicht mehr öffneten, konnte ihr Updater weiterlaufen. Unter macOS startete die privilegierte Hilfskomponente PT.updd automatisch beim Hochfahren. Sie kommunizierte über unverschlüsselte HTTP-Verbindungen und installierte heruntergeladenen Code, ohne dessen digitale Signatur zu prüfen. Auf dem Mac lief dieser Code mit Root-Rechten und damit mit weitreichendem Systemzugriff. Eye Research stieß auf den Updater, als ein Gerät eines Kunden eine aufgegebene Domain kontaktierte. Die Forschenden registrierten die Domain und zählten rund 50 Anfragen pro Sekunde. Wer eine der alten Update-Domains kontrollierte oder den Netzwerkverkehr manipulierte, hätte den Mechanismus möglicherweise für Schadcode nutzen können. Die Schwachstelle erhielt die Kennung CVE-2026-30612. Eye Research konnte jedoch nicht feststellen, dass Kriminelle sie bereits ausgenutzt hatten. Die Zahl betroffener Macs ließ sich nur schätzen. Zunächst erfassten die Forschenden rund 1,7 Millionen eindeutige Kennungen. Änderungen am Computernamen oder an Netzwerkadressen konnten dasselbe Gerät jedoch mehrfach erscheinen lassen. Eye Research korrigierte die Schätzung deshalb auf 250.000 bis 350.000 Macs. Für Windows-PCs nannte die Firma 2,5 bis 3 Millionen Kontakte mit der betroffenen Update-Infrastruktur; auch das ist keine bestätigte Zahl einzelner Geräte. Forschende schalteten den Dienst ab Da es keine offiziellen Entwickler:innen und keinen verfügbaren Patch gab, erstellte Eye Research ein kleines Update. Es stoppte auf dem Mac den Startdienst, der PT.updd ausführte. Die Maßnahme entfernte die App nicht und sollte andere Dateien und Programme unangetastet lassen. Das Einspielen von Code auf fremden Geräten ohne ausdrückliche Zustimmung warf rechtliche und ethische Fragen auf. Eye Research erklärte, das Unternehmen habe juristischen Rat eingeholt und die Maßnahme umfassend getestet. Unter Windows erkannten zunächst elf Sicherheitsanbieter das Reparaturprogramm als schädlich, weil es einen bestehenden Dienst abschaltete. Daraufhin passten die Forschenden den Code an. Bis Dezember 2025 war das Update laut Eye Research auf mehr als einer Million Systemen gelandet. Insgesamt wurden über zwei Millionen Downloads verteilt. Daraus lässt sich weder die Zahl einzigartiger Geräte noch die Zahl erfolgreicher Reparaturen ableiten. Am 1. März 2026 wurden demnach noch etwa 5.000 Updates täglich ausgeliefert – 98 Prozent weniger als zuvor. Ende März übergab Eye Research 15 kontrollierte Domains an die gemeinnützige Shadowserver Foundation. Nicht alle Domains der alten Software waren erreichbar, daher erhielten möglicherweise nicht alle gefährdeten Macs die Reparatur. Warum Nutzer:innen die App entfernen sollten Das Abschalten des Updaters beseitigte nicht die weiteren Schwachstellen der App. Time4Popcorn verwendet eine Browser-Engine aus dem Jahr 2014 und hat deren Sicherheits-Sandbox deaktiviert. Zudem lädt die Software JavaScript über unverschlüsselte Verbindungen von Domains, die ihre ursprünglichen Betreiber:innen nicht mehr warten. Eye Research demonstrierte, dass schädliches JavaScript unter Windows Programme starten kann, zeigte diesen Angriff aber nicht für macOS. Eye Research empfiehlt Nutzer:innen, Time4Popcorn vollständig zu entfernen. Das Löschen der App aus dem Programme-Ordner beseitigt Hintergrunddienste nicht zwingend. Im Finder führt der Weg über „Gehe zu“ und „Gehe zum Ordner“ zu /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/. Dort lässt sich prüfen, ob die Datei PT.updd vorhanden ist. Der zugehörige Startdienst liegt unter /Library/LaunchDaemons/PT.updd.plist. Die Sicherheitsmitteilung von Eye Research enthält den Terminal-Befehl zum Deaktivieren. Haltet außerdem macOS aktuell und nutzt die eingebauten Schutzfunktionen des Systems. Betriebssystem-Updates schließen allerdings keine Sicherheitslücken in aufgegebener Software. Der Bericht betrifft die ältere Time4Popcorn-Abspaltung, nicht ein separates Projekt, das den Namen Popcorn Time 2025 übernahm. Via: https://appleinsider.com
dlvr.it
October 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Security Alert: If you previously installed the unofficial 'Popcorn Time' (Time4Popcorn) app on your Mac, you should remove it. Researchers found a persistent update checker that left hundreds of thousands of Macs vulnerable to potential remote attacks.

#Apple #Mac
Security Alert: If you previously installed the unofficial 'Popcorn Time' (Time4Popcorn) app on your Mac, you should remove it. Researchers found a persistent update checker that left hundreds of thousands of Macs vulnerable to potential remote attacks.
www.macrumors.com
October 29, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Old 'Popcorn Time' App Left Hundreds of Thousands of Macs at Risk
Old 'Popcorn Time' App Left Hundreds of Thousands of Macs at Risk
If you installed Popcorn Time on a Mac years ago, part of the app may still be running, and it may have left your Mac open to attack. Security firm Eye Research has detailed how Time4Popcorn – an unofficial version of the once-popular movie streaming app – left behind a small update checker that scanned for updates every time the Mac started, even for people who hadn't opened the app in years. The checker basically trusted whatever it downloaded, and gave it full permission to change anything on the Mac. What's worse is that Time4Popcorn's developers long abandoned the project, so the website addresses the helper contacted were expiring. That meant anyone who took over one of the addresses could use it to install harmful software on affected machines. Fortunately, Eye Research says it found no evidence that criminals had done so. Eye Research said it took control of an abandoned address used by the update checker, and it estimates that 250,000 to 350,000 Macs were affected. With no developer left to issue a fix, the researchers had to use the checker itself to disable it on more than a million Macs and Windows PCs. It then handed the addresses to the Shadowserver Foundation, a nonprofit cybersecurity group. Even so, this fix doesn't address other vulnerabilities in Time4Popcorn, and some updated addresses remain outside the researchers' control. For that reason, if you're still running that version, the researchers' advice is simple: uninstall it. Time4Popcorn was one of several unofficial versions of Popcorn Time, and it was actually distributed under the Popcorn Time name, so users may not know whether the copy they installed is the affected one. For all the details, check out the Eye Research report. This article, "Old 'Popcorn Time' App Left Hundreds of Thousands of Macs at Risk" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
www.macrumors.com
October 29, 2026 at 5:16 PM
‏🇮🇷 ترجمه‌ی فارسی
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‏⚠️ هشدار امنیتی برای کاربران قدیمی اپلیکیشن Popcorn Time
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‏هشدار امنیتی مهمی برای کاربرانی که در گذشته اپلیکیشن Popcorn Time را روی مک خود نصب کرده بودند، منتشر شده است. محققان امنیتی Eye Research دریافته‌اند که نسخه غیررسمی Time4Popcorn یک ابزار بررسی به‌روزرسانی مخفی در…
October 29, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Time4Popcorn’s Forgotten Updater Exposes Millions of Windows and Mac Devices to Potential Remote Code Execution + Video

Critical Security Exposure 2.8 Million+ Potentially Affected Devices Introduction: An Abandoned Software Component Becomes a Massive Security Risk An abandoned software project…
Time4Popcorn’s Forgotten Updater Exposes Millions of Windows and Mac Devices to Potential Remote Code Execution + Video
Critical Security Exposure 2.8 Million+ Potentially Affected Devices Introduction: An Abandoned Software Component Becomes a Massive Security Risk An abandoned software project has unexpectedly emerged as a significant cybersecurity concern after researchers discovered that a legacy updater associated with Time4Popcorn remains active on millions of computers worldwide. According to cybersecurity firm Eye Security, the outdated updater continues running on more than 2.5 million Windows machines and an estimated 300,000 macOS devices.
undercodenews.com
October 30, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Eye Security found that the abandoned Time4Popcorn updater downloaded and ran unsigned executables over HTTP. It sinkholed update domains and disabled the updater for about 2 million systems; Android users remain exposed, and the app should be uninstalled.
CVE-2026-30612 Exposed Popcorn Time Users to Malicious Updates
Eye Security found that the abandoned Time4Popcorn updater downloaded and ran unsigned executables over HTTP. It sinkholed update domains and disabled the…
cyber.hendryadrian.com
October 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Old 'Popcorn Time' App Left Hundreds of Thousands of Macs at Risk
If you installed Popcorn Time on a Mac years ago, part of the app may still be running, and it may have left your Mac open to attack. Security firm Eye Research has detailed how Time4Popcorn – an unofficial version of the once-popular movie streaming app – left behind a small update checker that scanned for updates every time the Mac started, even for people who hadn't opened the app in years. The checker basically trusted whatever it downloaded, and gave it full permission to change anything on the Mac. What's worse is that Time4Popcorn's developers long abandoned the project, so the website addresses the helper contacted were expiring. That meant anyone who took over one of the addresses could use it to install harmful software on affected machines. Fortunately, Eye Research says it found no evidence that criminals had done so. Eye Research said it took control of an abandoned address used by the update checker, and it estimates that 250,000 to 350,000 Macs were affected. With no developer left to issue a fix, the researchers had to use the checker itself to disable it on more than a million Macs and Windows PCs. It then handed the addresses to the Shadowserver Foundation, a nonprofit cybersecurity group. Even so, this fix doesn't address other vulnerabilities in Time4Popcorn, and some updated addresses remain outside the researchers' control. For that reason, if you're still running that version, the researchers' advice is simple: uninstall it. Time4Popcorn was one of several unofficial versions of Popcorn Time, and it was actually distributed under the Popcorn Time name, so users may not know whether the copy they installed is the affected one. For all the details, check out the Eye Research report. This article, "Old 'Popcorn Time' App Left Hundreds of Thousands of Macs at Risk" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
www.macrumors.com
October 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
🌍 À l’international (suite)
• Time4Popcorn : Une faille RCE (CVE-2026-30612) dans l’application Time4Popcorn expose des millions d’appareils à des attaques à distance, corrigée après une découverte par Eye Security. (IT-Connect)
October 27, 2026 at 7:22 AM
📢 CVE-2026-30612 : une faille RCE dans Time4Popcorn exposait des millions d'appareils

Cet article rapporte la découverte et la remédiation d'une vulnérabilité critique de type RCE (Remote Code Execution) affectant l'application…

🟡 vérification factuelle moyenne
#RCE #Time4Popcorn #Cyberveille
CVE-2026-30612 : une faille RCE dans Time4Popcorn exposait des millions d'appareils
Cet article rapporte la découverte et la remédiation d'une vulnérabilité critique de type RCE (Remote Code Execution) affectant l'application Time4Popcorn, un fork abandonné du client BitTorrent Popcorn Time, par les chercheurs d'Eye Security.
cyberveille.ch
October 26, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Time4Popcorn Security Crisis: Abandoned Updater Exposed Around 2 Million Systems to Potential Malware Attacks + Video

An Abandoned Software Update Mechanism Becomes a Security Threat An abandoned software project can become a serious cybersecurity liability long after its developers stop…
Time4Popcorn Security Crisis: Abandoned Updater Exposed Around 2 Million Systems to Potential Malware Attacks + Video
An Abandoned Software Update Mechanism Becomes a Security Threat An abandoned software project can become a serious cybersecurity liability long after its developers stop maintaining it. That risk is now at the centre of a security warning involving Time4Popcorn, whose outdated updater reportedly downloaded and executed unsigned executable files over an unencrypted HTTP connection. According to the information shared by Cybersecurity News Everyday (@TweetThreatNews) on October 27, 2026, cybersecurity firm Eye Security identified the dangerous behaviour and took action by sinkholing the updater's domains, effectively redirecting update-related traffic away from the original infrastructure.
undercodenews.com
October 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
旧アプリ「Popcorn Time」(Time4Popcorn版)の更新機能に欠陥(CVE-2026-30612)。暗号化も署名確認もなく、通信を乗っ取られるとWin/Macで最高権限の任意コードが動く作り。開発終了でパッチなし。Eye Securityが約200万台で更新機能を止めたが、本体は2014年版Chromeベースで危険、Androidは未対処。入っていたら削除を。
https://research.eye.security/cve-2026-30612-a-vulnerability-in-time4popcorn-popcorntime/
October 27, 2026 at 10:40 AM