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Researcher claims Claude Desktop installs “spyware” on macOS
(www.malwarebytes.com)
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this post was submitted on 23 Apr 2026
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Did i say malware is being installed? And am i not allowed to hypothesize?
I see the security hole. I imagine some ways it could be abused by an attacker. I admit I am not knowledgable in extension development to make it clear those are hypothesized ideas. Hell theyre even phrased like question? I even agree this is not directly malware and that saying so is a stretch.