I downloaded a cracked install from tpb (haxnode). It was a loader exe that loaded the original exe and supposedly removed the drm in RAM. It required admin permissions, I didn't trust it, but i ran in a vm and nothing happened.

Then i told myself "i have microsoft defender and windows firewall control, they will warn me" and I ran it in my main laptop, and still nothing happened. Like, literally nothing happened. The original program would not start. It would simply exit. Nothing. The other 6 almost identical torrents from the same uploader but with a different program version had a similar result. I gave up.

Then i reboot, and firstly i notice a couple DOS prompts flashing on the screen, and windows firewall control asking me if "aspnet_compiler.exe" is allowed to access the internet or not.

Suspicious, i go to check that "aspnet_compiler.exe" and it's located in the .net system folder, i scan it with microsoft defender and it doesn't report as a virus. I do not pay attention to the fact that it doesn't have a valid Microsoft signature, and i tell myself "probably just a windows update" and i whitelist it on the firewall.

After a few hours I realize "wait a minute: it's impossible that an official windows exe isn't signed by microsoft!" I go back to scan it, not infected... or it looks like, defender says "ignored because in whitelist". What? The "loader" put c:* in the whitelist!

The "crack loader" wasn't a virus per se. It dropped an obfuscated batch in startup, which had a base64 encoded attachment of the actual malware, that was copied in the .net framework directory with unassuming names...

And this for a $60 perpetual license program that i should buy anyway because it's for work

“Ordinary people get one vote. Billionaires get the opportunity to spend as much as they want to elect the candidates they want,” [Senator Bernie] Sanders said, decrying the influence of super PACs that can accept unlimited political donations. “That is the context in which this election is taking place.”

[Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), meanwhile, cast the race as one that “mirrors what we are up against nationally, both an authoritarian criminal presidency, fueled by corruption and bigotry and an ascendant right-wing extremist movement,” as well as the “insufficient, eroded, bygone political establishment, this time in the form of Andrew Cuomo.”

'Tax the Rich!': Packed Mamdani Rally Features Sanders, AOC, and Hochul Ahead of Election Day

"While Donald Trump's billionaire donors think that they have the money to buy this election, we have a movement of the masses," Zohran Mamdani said during the sold-out rally in Queens.

^{jake-johnson (Common Dreams)}

Automattic has filed new counterclaims against hosting company WP Engine in a long-running dispute over the use of the WordPress and WooCommerce brands.

Case file: automattic.com/wp-content/uplo…

Automattic accuses WP Engine of misleading practices - Techzine Global

Automattic files claims against hosting company WP Engine in a long-running dispute over the use of the WordPress and WooCommerce brands

^{Mels Dees (Techzine)}

Here’s how to opt out.

Archived version: archive.is/20251027141201/thev…

Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like 

A new widget coming to the built-in screen will show ‘curated advertisements’ starting next month. But you can opt out.

^{Jennifer Pattison Tuohy (The Verge)}

A database containing information on people who applied for jobs with Democrats in the US House of Representatives was left accessible on the open web.

https://www.wired.com/story/hundreds-of-people-with-top-secret-clearance-exposed-by-house-democrats-website/

It’s still legal to pick locks, even when you swing your legs.

10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea.

^{Nate Anderson (Ars Technica)}

Amazon has decided to invest €1.4 billion in the Netherlands between 2025 and 2027 to boost AWS and its retail business.

https://www.neowin.net/news/amazon-announces-massive-14-billion-investment-in-the-netherlands/

Microsoft’s filings obscure the cost of OpenAI, but Wednesday’s earnings may offer clarity.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/microsofts-openai-math-is-still-a-black-box

Social media site dispatches crucial clarification days after curious announcement

X says passkey reset isn't about a security issue – it's to finally kill off twitter.com

: Social media site dispatches crucial clarification days after curious announcement

^{Connor Jones (The Register)}

Could unlock ultra-detailed, miniature displays for smart glasses and other wearables.

https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/researchers-create-worlds-smallest-pixel-measuring-just-300-nanometers-across-could-be-used-to-create-a-1080p-display-measuring-1mm

Always be manifesting.

If you can’t afford a vacation, an AI app will sell you pictures of one

^{Hayden Field (The Verge)}

Brussels' framework muddies the waters and could hand advantage to foreign hyperscalers, says trade body

EU sovereignty plan accused of helping US cloud giants

: Brussels' framework muddies the waters and could hand advantage to foreign hyperscalers, says trade body

^{Dan Robinson (The Register)}

In this expansion, you will be able to absorb the abilities of the certain bosses you defeat, in the form of additional Bloodline Ascendancy Classes.

Bloodline Classes are a new means of further character customisation. In the endgame, defeating certain powerful bosses lets you gain that boss' Bloodline as your own, learning their ways and adopting their powers for yourself.

They can be paired with any Ascendancy Class and require Ascendancy skill points to allocate, so you can mix and match Bloodline passives and Ascendancy passives as you see fit.

There are countless possible combinations with this system, and we're excited to see what crazy and interesting build that you will come up with!

Here are some of the Bloodline Ascendancy classes that you can acquire in this expansion.

Farrul Bloodline

Lycia Bloodline

Delirious Bloodline

Catarina Bloodline

Aul Bloodline

Olroth Bloodline

Meta Description: Alleged MyVidster data leak exposes ~4M users (emails, IDs, usernames). Brinztech: High risk of targeted phishing & credential stuffing attacks. Occurred Oct 2025.

MyVidster Leak Exposes 4M User Records (Emails, Usernames); Phishing Risk

Meta Description: Alleged MyVidster data leak exposes ~4M users (emails, IDs, usernames). Brinztech: High risk of targeted phishing & credential stuffing attacks. Occurred Oct 2025.

^{Threat Alert (Brinztech Brinztech)}

The IBM Digital Asset Haven, developed with Dfns, aims to offer banks, governments and enterprises a full-stack platform for token custody, governance and compliance.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/10/27/ibm-unveils-digital-asset-platform-as-demand-for-tokenization-stablecoins-grows

In the last week or so, 10 out of the 25 most popular cameos using my face are various fetishes, including one where I'm a centaur-woman pregnant with octoplets. It's not just me, either. I've seen this kind of content made with cameos of other women: female creators, another woman tech reporter, and a female employee of a prominent venture-capital firm.

**I don't get why anyone is surprised **

Sora allows people to make 'fetish' content using other people's faces

Sora lets you make videos using other people's faces. Great! Except when your face is used in a "fetish" video, like one about feet or pregnancy.

^{Katie Notopoulos (Business Insider)}

Tra grandi ritorni, miniserie inedite e cinema d’autore, il catalogo delle novità di Netflix per Novembre 2025 si aggiorna con numerosi titoli. A novembre spiccano la parte 1 di Stranger Things 5, la miniserie storica Death by Lightning, la serie spagnola Il cuculo di cristallo dal romanzo di Javier Castillo, e il nuovo Frankenstein di Guillermo del Toro. In agenda anche la rom-com Buon Natal-ex! e il dramma Train Dreams.