... How did you guys survive the Windows XP era? I know most of you are old enough, this is the BW forum. Just downloading a random auto-updating vibe-coded launcher, from a user with a single post, in 2026, where you can vibe together malware? Really? Even if it's not malicious, it can be with an update, and god only knows what security practices are in place here.

This is how botnets start. These days, you don't need to be a master hacker, you just need to have enough tokens, so the time investment in hitting random communities is actually worth it.

Slayer91

Ireland23446 Posts

22 hours ago

#63

On October 12 2026 23:36 Garrl wrote:
... How did you guys survive the Windows XP era? I know most of you are old enough, this is the BW forum. Just downloading a random auto-updating vibe-coded launcher, from a user with a single post, in 2026, where you can vibe together malware? Really? Even if it's not malicious, it can be with an update, and god only knows what security practices are in place here.

This is how botnets start. These days, you don't need to be a master hacker, you just need to have enough tokens, so the time investment in hitting random communities is actually worth it.

playing the long game by developing an incredibly useful starcraft utility to... trap them all into downloading malware?

surely there are better ways to try to get malware into systems than creating productive and useful starcraft features

I mean I didn't download it but I don't think just because some app is vibe coded automatically its malicious or unsafe

Garrl

Scotland1982 Posts

22 hours ago

#64

On October 13 2026 01:11 Slayer91 wrote:

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What I meant was that the cost to penetrating a community with a "useful tool" is now almost zero. Years ago: yes, nobody is making a tool on this scale to infect them with malware. Too much work for too little payoff. That is not the case any more.

rtyrt7

56 Posts

22 hours ago

#65

Maybe the author would be open to share the source code with trusted Starcraft members that could scrutinize the code.

LUCKY_NOOB

Bulgaria1622 Posts

21 hours ago

#66

On October 12 2026 18:52 Crimson)S(hadow wrote:
looks like its catching on with koreans, queen's ladder opponents are all on it

It's almost like they are not pussies... or something

BTW Champian is not a random guy:

been in CPL at least since season 7..

(Wiki)

Coach Pupil League/7

This is not a definitive proof of anything of course but still... a little faith [and I'm an atheist]

BlueStar

Bulgaria1182 Posts

19 hours ago

#67

If you are suspicious about something and it's not MS-certified, you can test anything with https://www.virustotal.com/gui/, just to make sure it's fine...
Just a trick, from someone who lived through the XP era :D

Also, Champian is not a random guy. I know a ton of active posters on certain niche forums who have no clue what they are talking about. Being active and circle jerking together with the masses doesn't make you more or less reliable.

Edit: On the vibe code thread - everything is vibe coded already. If you are a developer and you don't code almost everything with AI, you are probably out of a job already. AI is a tool, and if you know how to use it, you can be x10 more productive. If you don't use it, you are just left behind. And this will be even more pronounced in the near future. Super soon.

It's just how it is.