# Eye Security Blocks Popcorn Time Updater

> Eye Security disabled Popcorn Time's updater for 2 million users using a security flaw.
- Title: Eye Security Blocks Popcorn Time Updater · RuntimeWire
- Summary: Eye Security disabled Popcorn Time's updater for 2 million users using a security flaw. Eye Security used a security flaw to disable Popcorn Time's abandoned…
- Keywords: eye security, popcorn time, abandoned updater, security flaw, windows, macos, technology, Eye, Security, Blocks, Popcorn, Time
- Source: RuntimeWire — https://runtimewire.com/article/eye-security-made-2m-rces-to-disable-popcorn-time-s-abandoned-updater-from-black
- Author: RuntimeWire
- Published: 2026-10-25T07:30:56.833+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: eye security, popcorn time, abandoned updater, security flaw, windows, macos, technology, ai
## Eye Security Action
Eye Security used an abandoned update system to deliver 2 million downloads that disabled Popcorn Time's updater on Windows and macOS systems.
## Security Mechanism
The operation turned a security flaw that could have let attackers install code into a mechanism for shutting that flaw down.
## Impact
Eye's response shows how abandoned software can turn a routine update check into privileged code execution years later.
## Key takeaway

Eye Security used a security flaw to disable Popcorn Time's abandoned updater on 2 million devices.