Eye Security
ON THE RECORD · 4 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“was to do nothing,”
Eye Security · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Eye Security researchers said their only alternative to sending a disabling update was to do nothing.
“The update process wasn’t doing anything functional anyway, it was only creating risk for users.”
Eye Security · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Eye Security researchers justified their fix by noting the update process served no functional purpose and only created risk for users.
“simply stops and disables the service via the Service Control Manager”
Eye Security · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Eye Security described how their update disables the vulnerable Popcorn Time updater service on Windows devices.
“sent out over 2 million update downloads”
Eye Security · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Eye Security reported sending over 2 million update downloads by March before transferring the domains to the Shadowserver Foundation.