Dutch Security Firm Disables Exploitable Updater in Abandoned Popcorn Time Clone to Prevent Botnet Threat

Dutch security firm Eye Security deployed over 2 million updates to disable a vulnerable updater in the abandoned Time4Popcorn app, which could have been exploited to create a botnet. The updater, part of a pirated streaming service, was mitigated to prevent remote takeover risks.

Between November 2025 and March 2026, the Dutch security firm Eye Security pushed more than 2 million updates to computers it did not own to switch off a background updater that it said could have allowed an outsider to take over the machine.

The updater belongs to Time4Popcorn, an abandoned copy of Popcorn Time, a free app that streamed pirated films and TV over BitTorrent.

Popcorn Time was

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