Flight-sim maker threatens legal action over Reddit posts discussing DRM
In Summary : The last time FlightSimLabs made news outside of the insular community of high-end flight simulator fans, it was for some inva...
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In Summary :
The last time FlightSimLabs made news outside of the insular community of high-end flight simulator fans, it was for some invasive password-extractor malware included with a recent add-on package as an ostensible "anti-piracy" measure. Today, the company is again making waves for what many see as overzealous legal threats in response to legitimate discussion of the company. Today's controversy begins with a Reddit thread that noted FlightSimLabs' A320 add-on installing "cmdhost.exe" files in the "system32" and "SysWOW64" folders inside the Windows directory. The strange filename and location—which seems designed to closely match those of actual Windows system files—made some Reddit users suspicious, especially given FlightSimLabs history of undisclosed installations. [...]
kindly refer the following link as follow up :
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1319063
The last time FlightSimLabs made news outside of the insular community of high-end flight simulator fans, it was for some invasive password-extractor malware included with a recent add-on package as an ostensible "anti-piracy" measure. Today, the company is again making waves for what many see as overzealous legal threats in response to legitimate discussion of the company. Today's controversy begins with a Reddit thread that noted FlightSimLabs' A320 add-on installing "cmdhost.exe" files in the "system32" and "SysWOW64" folders inside the Windows directory. The strange filename and location—which seems designed to closely match those of actual Windows system files—made some Reddit users suspicious, especially given FlightSimLabs history of undisclosed installations. [...]
kindly refer the following link as follow up :
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1319063
