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codedokode on Nov 5, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Topic: Discord Stealer

Usually stealer is run by the attacker after using some vulnerability on Windows, or packed with pirated software and run by the user.

badrabbit on Nov 5, 2023 [–]

The most common way is for users to just download and execute it from a website or in an archive over email. No vulnerability exploitation needed, the guys that actually use vulns install a rat in addition to stealers and sell access to the computer/network.

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