Fslabs Adds Malware To Their Dlc, Asserting That Itвђ™s "drm" Вђ“ Azmath (FHD)

In February 2018, premium flight simulator developer faced massive backlash when a user on Reddit discovered that the installer for their highly popular $100-$140 Airbus A320X add-on contained actual, active malware masquerading as "DRM". 🔍 The Discovery: What Happened?

FSLabs had previously instructed customers to disable their antivirus software during installation, claiming that any security flags were simply "false positives". 🛡️ The Defense: "It's Just DRM" In February 2018, premium flight simulator developer faced

Paying customers were perfectly safe and the file would never run on their machines. 🛡️ The Defense: "It's Just DRM" Paying customers

A user on the r/flightsim subreddit noticed that the FSLabs installer dropped a file named test.exe into the system. In February 2018

The installer was designed to take that dumped password file, disguise it as a local log file, and send it back to FSLabs' servers.