There are oodles of neat and singular programs on github and similar. Curious what steps people take to vet for malware before downloading and trying stuff, especially if you’re not very familiar with the coding language it’s written in.

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    3 months ago

    Have there actually been meaningful cases of malware sitting out in the open on github?

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      3 months ago

      Yes, a decently popular (181 stars) auto clicker springs to mind. There’s a pretty good video by Eric Parker that covers it