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Popcorn Time: check old devices in 49 seconds

Tuesday, October 27, 2026: Consumer Security, one item. If you ever installed Popcorn Time, check your old devices.

Sources checked through Oct 27, 8:51 AM PDT. Published Oct 27, 9:12 AM PDT.

Who this affects People who installed Popcorn Time or Time4Popcorn on Windows, Mac, or Android devices

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1. Old Popcorn Time app: check your devices

Time4Popcorn, sometimes called Popcorn Time, was an abandoned streaming app. It could accept a fake update without checking that it was genuine, and that update could install harmful software on Windows and Mac computers. Researchers have since disabled that desktop updater, but the app still has other weaknesses. If you ever installed it, look for Popcorn Time or Time4Popcorn on your devices and remove it. On Android, don’t accept an update prompt from the app; uninstall it instead.

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