Denis (@imajus) · Nov 10, 2026
a few hours of digging, compared with the last time
TL;DR
What did Denis (@imajus) use Grok Bot for?
Instead of spending hours digging into a suspicious interview invitation, a job seeker asked Grok Bot to look into the recruiter, the company and the project, and it found that look-alike public coding projects contained a hidden command that could run a remote script. Within minutes, it found public copies of a matching assessment project with commands hidden after hundreds of spaces in the editor settings, set to download and run a remote script when a terminal opened. It warned them not to open or run the supplied project, and noted it hadn't proved their contact sent those exact files. They checked the file themselves and the commands were there.
What they did
They got an invitation to a job interview for a blockchain project that looked like a scam. The first time this happened to them, it took a few hours to work out on their own. This time they asked Grok Bot to check the person, the company and the project.
How it went
Within minutes, it found public copies of a matching assessment project with commands hidden after hundreds of spaces in the editor settings, set to download and run a remote script when a terminal opened. It warned them not to open or run the supplied project, and noted it hadn't proved their contact sent those exact files. They checked the file themselves and the commands were there.
"The first time this happened to me, I investigated myself... it took me a few hours to crack."
— Denis (@imajus)
Worth knowing
- Treat the result as a warning, not proof, and never open or run files a stranger sends you just to check them. Report the contact on the job site or platform where they reached you.
- Price check: Grok: free plan; Plus (The X Subscription): US$8/month, or US$6.67/month on a yearly plan (US$80/year) (checked Nov 2, 2026).
Try it yourself
Paste this into a chatbot, then add your own details underneath.
I got this job interview invitation: [paste the message, the recruiter's name, the company and any links]. Before I reply, check whether the person, the company and the project are real and match each other. Look for signs of a known job scam, like coding projects that ask me to download and run files. Don't open or run anything yourself. Tell me what you found, how sure you are and what I should do next.
Original post
See Denis (@imajus)'s original post on X → (Nov 10, 2026)
Filed under Research & Planning hacks
Sources
- Denis (@imajus) on X, Nov 10, 2026 — the original post
- Grok pricing — checked Nov 2, 2026