Microsoft accused of Malware-like Bing Wallpaper app

stapp · Nov 21, 2024

Microsoft released the official Bing Wallpaper application on the Microsoft Store this week. The app was available as a standalone download previously only.
It is a basic app that changes the wallpaper of the Windows desktop to a new image each day and helps users find out more about the images. The store app, in fact, is a Win32 application.
Turns out, the app has a darker side.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2024/11/21/microsoft-accused-of-malware-like-bing-wallpaper-app/

stapp · Nov 26, 2024

Some more reasons why this app may not be a good idea..

According to the self-identified Microsoft MVP alum, the Bing Wallpaper app includes undocumented features that enable it to alter Chrome browser extension preferences, and decrypt and read "all major browser cookies for user tracking purposes." It can also display user prompts with configurable timing to reduce annoyance, utilize encrypted configuration storage, and detect or intercept browser launches "to promote extensions and launch arbitrary URLs" that prompt users to switch to Bing and Edge inside their default browser.
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https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/26/bing_wallpaper_app/

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