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Malicious VSCode extensions with millions of installs discovered (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/programming@programming.dev
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago

I remember seeing a lot about activeX controls as a kid but not understanding them much. As an adult reading this I was like "were they a way to run arbitrary code on a user's computer?"

Yes, they were a way to run arbitrary code on a user's computer.

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