Kaspersky warns Wallpaper Engine was used to spread malware across millions of users (opens in new tab)

Researchers at a malware campaign abusing content for , the famous live and video wallpaper app and Steam’s most popular non-game app, with an estimated 20 to 50 user base. Attackers exploited the app’s “application wallpaper” feature, which lets wallpapers run as standalone Windows executable programs, to distribute malicious packages containing EXE files, DLLs, and scripts hidden alongside legitimate wallpaper files. Some packages also concealed malware inside password-protected archives, w...