Spotify appears to include malware in its software, for the second time

Apparently, and for the second time in the last five years, the Spotify software seems to include some type of malware included in the code, which is causing the discontent of many users and the developer community. As we indicated earlier, it is not the first time that Spotify makes this mistake, back in 2011 they also found malware within the software. According to the information, the malware problem has to do with Spotify free subscription ads and what that entails. However, it is something that affects much more than we imagined, since it affects both macOS users, Windows 10 and Linux.

There has been a stir on Twitter about this type of malware, meanwhile, the Spotify development team has limited itself to warning that they are working to investigate what happened. Meanwhile, "@VoIPRS", a developer, has posted on Twitter about the websites involved in this malware and the connections made by the system through the advertisements of the free subscription. At the same time, the team of TheNextWeb announces that despite the fact that the first report has been given in Windows 10, in attention to the rest of the analysis and user reports, it is a multiplatform malware that would also affect macOS and Linux

This will certainly not help Spotify grow, although its subscriber statistics are well above those of Apple Music. In the meantime, we advise Spotify Free users to be vigilant about their antivirus, and if you are a macOS user, stop using the aforementioned version of Spotify, at least until the company's development team is more clear about it and give a convincing solution about it.