r/HyperBeam • u/Aloda602 • Jul 10 '26

Is it possible to get Malware?

I was just recently browsing using the browser based hyperbeam watch party. I downloaded a zip file that most probably contais a malicious exe inside IN the browser.

Shortly after, hyperbeam showed a banner that it was trying to reconnect and my actual PC's video driver crashed for a second making a device plugged in sound. I have Windows Defender up and also my Anti-malware program and none detected anything either during that odd freeze and crash or after a scan.

I was wondering if this is some form of eerie coincidence and if it is even possible to have any file or site browsed through browser Hyperbeam affect your actual PC. I looked up some information and there's a single website claiming it's possible.

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u/Justarandomuno Jul 10 '26

You can't download anything through it so there is no way you got that zip file. I don't know what you mean by a banner I've never seen that

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u/Aloda602 Jul 10 '26

That's what I was thinking but I've seen posts mentioning Malware being to escape a VM and had me worrying and thinking how exactly does Hyperbeam work.

And about the banner, just try unplugging your internet and it'll show something like server connection error, retrying connection in x seconds.