Fake Claude Code Google Ads Delivering Windows Stealer and macOS Backdoor

A Google Ads campaign impersonating Claude Code documentation and
redirects users to a fake site that instructs them to run commands that
install malware on Windows and macOS system.

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#BackDoor #CyberSecurity #Google #GoogleAds #InfoSec #Mac #MacOS #Malware #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Windows #bot #cryptocti

I had a client just deliver a big directive: "Get me a written step by step plan to get us off of #gmail and I want to move all of our workstations to #Linux. "

We are six months into my plan for moving away from #cart and #cloudflare and #google on the website, now #email and #Windows are on he chopping block.

#3DS is the biggest stumbling block

Die heute stattfindende Veranstaltung zur #Linux-Installation von #Digitalcourage, Ortsgruppe #München war übrigens schnell ausgebucht.

Wer noch Unterstützung sucht für den Umstieg auf eine #nachhaltig|e, sichere und #datenschutz|freundliche Alternative zu #Windows, wird vielleicht hier fündig:
- https://endof10.org/de/events/
- https://termine.di.day/
- https://l-p-d.org/en/lpd_dates
- https://www.linuxguides.de/linux-helden-karte/.

#endof10 #endof11 #linuxpresentationday #lpd #did #diday #dut

Testing out latest #Windows 11 build #29550 now.

Es ist ein normaler #Sonntag in #Hamburg, ich hasse #windows und wechsle zu #Linux!

Schluss mit #Windows! Der Praxis-Fahrplan für #Linux- #Desktops im #Unternehmen

#DanielKlozbücher:

@it-ion

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NOQaXgao3rI

Xpadder is a versatile software application that facilitates the mapping of keyboard keys, game controller pads, and arcade sticks to enhance user interaction with operating systems, specifically Windows and the Linux variant known as Wine. This powerful utility offers gamers the ability to customize their control schemes, allowing for a more tailored and enjoyable gaming experience. It is particularly advantageous for individuals who prefer using various input devices for gameplay, as it provides the flexibility to assign specific functions to different buttons and keys.

In terms of accessibility, Xpadder is typically discovered through various channels within the software distribution community. It is often available in patches and versions that are shared on internet forums devoted to software enhancement, as well as within the torrent ecosystem, where users seek alternative means of acquiring software. Additionally, instances of Xpadder can sometimes be located on web archives that preserve digital content, allowing users to retrieve older versions of the program for compatibility with legacy systems or specific gaming applications.

Overall, the presence of Xpadder in these contexts highlights the software's popularity and the demand for customizable input solutions among gamers and technology enthusiasts alike. The functionality of Xpadder not only enhances gameplay experience but also encourages a more inclusive gaming environment by allowing a broader range of input devices to be utilized effectively.

#bittorrent #webarchive #xpadder #linux #windows #software #controller #keyboard #mapper #arcadesticks #gamepad #controllers #blutooth #and #usbadaptors

One of Microsoft's [1] recent #Windows 11 updates improves Windows security via the extremely effective tactic of making the C: drive inaccessible.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-25h2#3801msgdesc

[1] AKA #Microslop these days.

#security #WeveHeardOfIt #WindowsUpdate #WindowsUpdates #Windows11 #WindowsSecurity #oops #brick #quality #qwality #Microsoft

The #future of #Microsoft #Windows is downright terrifying. If their previous OS releases haven't motivated you to switch to #Linux or some kind of #BSD, then after watching this video I think you will be.

#opensource #RunBSD #OwnYourData #selfhost #NoAI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7a89ZYcTo8

Egal ob Windows oder macOS: Beides kommt mir nicht mehr ins Haus. Der Nachwuchs wächst direkt mit Linux auf. Wer Kindern heute ein Betriebssystem beibringt, sollte ihnen nicht zuerst zeigen, wie man mit Werbung, Telemetrie und Kontozwang lebt. Die großen Desktop-Systeme entwickeln sich immer stärker weg vom Werkzeug und hin zur überwachten Plattform. Was früher Betriebssystem war, ist heute oft nur noch Überwachungssoftware mit Desktop-Oberfläche. Linux ist nicht perfekt, aber es behandelt Nutzer eher als Menschen und nicht als Datenquelle.

#linux #windows #macos

/kuk

@afriendlykittycat still better than #Windows who disregards any other OS and just gives everyone a middle finger.

Ever tried to setup the bullshit Windows-Bootloader to properly chainloading and back without some too short timeout?

Patchday im Hause Oswald:
@proxmox
@homeassistant
#WireGuard

auf den neusten Stand gebracht.

Nur von #Windows komm ich immer noch nicht ganz weg.
Das muss so eine Sado-Maso-Sache sein.

Ich hatte vor eine Weile was dazu geschrieben, das Windows11 wieder installiert ist auf einer 2ten SSD in meinem PC um das neue Battlefield6 sowie HaloWars2 spielen zu können.
https://quasselkopf.de/@kranzkrone/115326086305508496

DAS hat sich nun, wieder, erledigt sowie endgültig!‼️

HaloWars2 ist unter Windows11 wieder so ein Krampf wie einst mit Windows10, gelegentliche Abstürze mitten im Spiel ohne nachvollziehbaren Grund und Neuinstallation schafft nur bedingt Abhilfe für ein paar Runden. Anstrengend und somit nichts für mich langfristig. 😡

Battlefield6 ist ein Witz und für mich der Nagel von EA! 🖕

GTA5 ist online unspielbar für mich wegen Cheatern sowie anderen Problemen. 🤮

Kurzum, bin endgültig fertig und geheilt von Windows sowie vermeintlicher Notwendigkeit dafür.

Linux Mint kann und hat alles was ich brauche, nur wesentlich Ressourcen effizienter. 😉

#Windows #Windows11 #Windows10 #EA #HaloWars2 #GTA5 #Battlefield6 #Linux #Mint

Norton Neo AI Browser – the world’s first AI native browser that doesn’t compromise power and privacy. Norton Neo AI Browser is a native web browser powered by artificial intelligence that adapts to your browsing habits and increases your productivity. https://archiveapp.org/norton-neo-ai-browser/ #webbrowser #windows #osx

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norton neo ai browser

Windows Device Encryption introduction, and how to reset recovery keys
https://writee.org/orca/bitlocker-reset-recovery-key

#Microsoft #Windows #Windows11 #BitLocker

UPDATE: I haven't seen Recall in action there. I was just asking the doctor how they'll deal with it.

This morning, I went to the doctor for a scheduled appointment. While she was looking at the results of blood tests from two years ago on the screen (and suggested repeating them for a follow-up), I realized she was using Windows 11. A detail came to mind. The doctor is extremely polite and friendly, so I asked her, "How do you handle the feature called Recall?" The doctor was taken aback and had no idea what I was talking about. I was about to drop the conversation, but she, being a serious professional, immediately called the technicians who manage their PCs to ask for clarification. They downplayed it, saying it's not an issue and that it's a feature "on all PCs, so we can't do anything about it." She started to express that she didn’t like it and wanted it deactivated. No luck: they won’t proceed because, according to them, even deactivating it is "a hack that could compromise future updates." She’s furious and will talk to her colleagues and the decision-makers. She wants secure systems because "there’s patient data involved."

In reality, patient data is stored on servers (which I haven't investigated), but everything that appears on the screen is, in my opinion, at risk.

I’ve offered to help them find a solution—because, if I'm right, all they need is LibreOffice and a browser. In that case, I’ll suggest one of the *BSD or Linux systems and do it for free.

I don’t want to make money off my doctor. I just want patient data to be (sufficiently) secure.

#IT #Recall #Windows #OwnYourData #Security #Privacy #RunBSD #Linux

#Headhunter geben mal wieder alles, um auch wirklich sicher zu gehen, dass ich sie nicht ernst nehmen kann.

Nachricht über LinkedIn:
"Sie sind mir aufgefallen, weil Sie sich gut mit #Linux auskennen und Berufserfahrung haben. Hätten Sie vielleicht auch Lust #Windows Admin zu werden? Ich freue mich auf Ihre Rückmeldung!"

Überlege zu antworten:
"Wenn jetzt jeder Windows #Admin werden kann, warum übernehmen Sie nicht einfach den Job?"

#Linkedin #AdminLeiden

Es gibt ein scheinbar auf #SuperTuxKart basierendes (schaut euch alleine die Menüs an) #OpenSource Projekt, welches an einem #Spiel arbeitet, dass konzeptionell den alten #DestructionDerby Titeln ähneln soll.

Ziel im #Multiplayer ist es Gegenspieler kaputt zu rammen ohne selbst zu viel Schaden zu nehmen. Wer zuletzt noch übrig ist, hat gewonnen.

Aktuell und relativ frisch ist Version 0.8.0-Alpha. #Linux und #Windows werden unterstützt. Es gibt #Appimage

https://wastedgames.codeberg.page/

Viel Spaß beim Testen!

#Linuxgaming #Gaming #Games #Spiele

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Screenshot des Spiels "Wasted" in Version 0.8.0-Alpha. Hauptmenü.

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Screenshot des Spiels "Wasted" in Version 0.8.0-Alpha. Ein schneller Drift um die Kurve.

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Screenshot des Spiels "Wasted" in Version 0.8.0-Alpha. Das Fahrzeug-Auswahl-Menü (die Garage).

Jemensch sollte "#TheMorpheus" mal ins #Fediverse einladen...

• Weil der macht durchaus gut verdaulichen Content den auch #TechIlliterates konsumieren können...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhVOkm8B9z4

#Kommentar #Linux #Windows #SwitchToLinux #DecadeOfTheLinuxDesktop #YearOfTheLinuxDesktop #FLOSS #tech #Edutainmant #Entertainment #deutsch

I'm devastated! I made https://github.com/maolan/maolan work on #FreeBSD and #Linux in about 2.5 months, but I can't make it work on #Windows with VST3. I'm banging my head for the last month on what to try next and I'm afraid I spent more time in windbgx than in any debugger EVER! If you're willing to send a patch or tell me what to do to make it work on Windows, I'll be more than grateful!

KeePassXC 2.7.12: DLL-Schutz, Passkey-Änderungen und TOTP in Auto-Type

KeePassXC 2.7.12 schützt Windows-Nutzer vor DLL-Injection über OpenSSL, ändert Passkey-Flags und unterstützt TOTP-Platzhalter in Auto-Type.

https://www.heise.de/news/KeePassXC-2-7-12-DLL-Schutz-Passkey-Aenderungen-und-TOTP-in-Auto-Type-11206934.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #Linux #macOS #OpenSource #Passwörter #Security #Windows #news

That's it, people. With lots of emotion I announce the first release of my first ever open-source desktop app. Who happen to know I'm blind will laugh (and I share that laugh, so feel free and don't hold yourselves): it's an image converter. I was in need of an accessible solution for well… converting images from one format to another and didn't find anything, especially that supported ICO needed, for example, for making favicons for websites.
Anyway, it's a dead simple and of course accessible #Windows app that can work with most popular image formats, can convert in batches, can do favicons, application icons, resize with keeping proportions or cropping as you wish (very useful if, for example, you need a photo of yourself but 128x128 pixels and not a pixel wider). You can paste images straight to the main window, and you can even paste direct links. It also supports detecting and downloading files that are stored in clouds (I tested with OneDrive).
Anyway, it's called SIC! (for the Latin word "Sic" and for "Simple Image Converter"). Oh, and it's multilingual, supports English, French, German, Ukrainian and Russian for now. And yes, you can use it as installed software or in portable mode, and it doesn't go to the Internet (only to check for updates), unless you add an image by link or prefer to update automatically. I reiterate: your images are converted on your device and don't go anywhere.
Official page: https://oire.org/software/sic
GitHub: https://github.com/Oire/sic
Issues are welcome. Discussion of the 1.0.0.23 release: https://github.com/Oire/sic/discussions/29
#Accessibility #OpenSource #Software #SelfPromoting

Podcast „Ich glaube es hackt“ .

Warum das KI-Modell Claude so heißt
Ein #ZeroDay-#Exploit für #Windows, der im #Darknet verkauft wird.

Eine Studie über KI und die Zukunft des Arbeitsmarkts
Wie verifizierte Accounts auf X (Twitter) plötzlich reale Namen preisgeben könnten
Die Meta Ray-Ban Smartglasses.

Wie Claude #Sicherheitslücken im #Firefox-Code entdeckt hat
Ein neues #Gesetz aus #Kalifornien, das #Linux-#Installationen kompliziert machen könnte.

Die absurd-geniale Seite bahn.bet, auf der man auf Bahnverspätungen wetten kann.

Ein Mini-Tool für Kinder: tinyfingers.net
Und die Frage, ob man Menschen über Reifendrucksensoren tracken kann.

Podcast Ich glaube, es hackt!:

Webseite der Episode:
https://igeh.podigee.io/113-der-wertvollste-amazon-kunde-der-welt-laut-amazon

Mediendatei: https://audio.podigee-cdn.net/2392295-m-56a1c0cc75c8baf94698a3ee7157f1be.mp3?source=feed

«Wie sicher sind Apple-Geräte wirklich?
Apple-Geräte gelten als vergleichsweise sicher. Doch sind sie wirklich sicherer als Windows oder wiegen sich Nutzer nur in falscher Sicherheit?»

Apple ist doch auch nur eine Glaubensrichtung was unter anderem auf *BSD aufbaut. Es ist extrem Closed-Source und auch deswegen funktionieren ihr Versprechen auf Hoffnung.

🍎 https://www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cloud-security/wie-sicher-ist-apple

#apple #marketing #itsicherheit #bsd #linux #windows #software #itsec #it #ios #betriebsystem

#awww #cats #windows #snow #catsofMastodon

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a white cat and a black cat, sitting and looking out a window at the snow, lan in to touch shoulders

The CD-ROM icon in Windows 3.1's file manager does look a bit ... "odd"... when you spent too much time in "Windows for Workgroups". 😉

#Windows #RetroComputing #Oldschool #90s #WfW311 #FileManager #CDROM #Emulation #86Box

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CD-ROM icon within Windows 3.1's file manager.

@stefano You write about #FreeBSD too much. I think you need to start writing more about #Windows. 🤣

NEW VIDEO - The Uncomfortable Truth About Windows Server vs. Open Source.

#FreeBSD #Windows #Linux #Opensource #garyhtech

https://youtu.be/JMc1KC7lNJM?si=512atXRIe3yKhua0 via @YouTube

😆😆😆

#microslop #microsoft #windows #tech #technology #BigTech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #LLMs #ML #MachineLearning #GenAI #generativeAI #AIAgent #AISlop #Fuck_AI #copilot #Meta #Google #NVIDIA #gemini #OpenAI #ChatGPT #anthropic #claude

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The Trending Mastodon bot account mentions that the "Microslop" hashtag is now trending across Mastodon.

A family member is overwhelmed with their Windows 11 computer. I'm far away but would like to help remotely if possible. Which tool would be best to log into their machine and help them out through the internet? Ideally I'd see their screen and take control when necessary.I know Teams can do that, but is there an open source equivalent?

[Edit] I'm on Linux, I don't run Windows 11.

#win11 #windows

Nie pamietam juz kiedy dokladnie przestawilem sie na #Linux.a jako moj daily system, ale szczerze mowiac - stal sie dla mnie tak naturalny jak przez 20 lat byl #Windows. <3

Jedyne momenty kiedy czulem "potrzebe" przelogowania sie byly wtedy, kiedy potrzebowalem #Office'a (tak, wiem, wirtualka, nadal sie za to nie zabralem - to moje lenistwo, nie wina Linuxa xD )

Exosphere:

― aggregated patch and security update reporting
― basic system status across multiple Unix-like hosts via SSH

<https://exosphere.readthedocs.io/> | <https://github.com/mrdaemon/exosphere>

<https://untrusted.website/@mr_daemon/114980024541462116> @mr_daemon

<https://mastodon.social/@terminaltrove/114977286773333343> @terminaltrove

#Unix #Linux #BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #Debian #Ubuntu #RedHat #macOS #Windows #SSH

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A frame from the animated demo at the Welcome page.

# Emergency disinfection procedure
sudo pkg install bleach holy-water

doas vm stop win11dev
doas zfs destroy -r zroot/bhyve/win11dev
doas rm -rf /zroot/bhyve/win11dev/tpm/*

Hope that is enough. Don't want to do an exorthism on that laptop again. Last time, he needed 3 month of therapy after that ..

#windows #redmond #joke

I feel dirty 🪟 😂

I needed some Windows for a (German) tax related application, so just ran it in BHYVE. (Bit slow on the ThinkPad T480, but got the job done!)

#freebsd #bhyve #windows #windows11 #runbsd #unix

@stefano The *perception* that #Linux is anti- #Windows or #MacOS was understandable back in the day when Steve Ballmer was running the show and #Microsoft pumped out no shortage of anti-Linux FUD and propaganda.

It's also important to note at that time the OS landscape was very different.

How it started / How it's going

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-admits-almost-all-major-windows-11-core-features-are-broken/

#AI #Microsoft #Windows

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Title of an article from CNBC written on April 29th of 2025, the title says: “Satya Nadella says as much as 30% of Microsoft code is written by AI.”

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Title of an article from Neowin written the 20th November of 2025 saying: “Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken.”

@stefano A surprise for many. Lemme guess...

You will be starting a new #Mastodon instance called the #Windows Cafe and you will also get your #MCSE certification. Right?

@stefano @christopher I am not sure if I'd say #Linux is becoming like #Windows. I do recall similar statements made on the Debian-User mailing list on a previous release when xorg introduced autoconfiguration. A lot of people were pissed that it was making choices for you instead of manually configuring the xorg.conf file.

Honestly, that was a good thing. Painful doesn't begin to describe it but users were unaware they could still hand-configure the file.

There has been, however, more stuff added to Linux over the last several years. Call it bloat, call it whatever you want. OSes change. But it has been gradually moving away from simplicity.

I miss the simplicity.

However, to reply to your original post, coming from COTS solutions, sometimes the vast amount of choice can be overwhelming. For instance, when it comes to #FreeBSD #jails it used to just be jails. Now, it's thin, thick, classic, networking. I understand they have their places but it would be helpful to provide more detailed explanations, tutorials, or best practices for each. The FreeBSD Handbook is good but just scratches the surface but often leaves more questions. It would help with learning and in part...marketing.

On a side note: The FreeBSD Handbook is a great resource but there are opportunities to improve it, like tailoring it to new users (better empathy), best practices, architectural examples, and links to additional resources and info.