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j2mcgreg
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Asus alert

#1 Post by j2mcgreg »

Cnet is reporting that 57000+ Asus computers were compromised in 2018 via a hack of Asus's automated update service. details here:

https://www.cnet.com/news/hackers-took- ... ers-found/

Another excellent reason to install linux on a new machine from the get go.
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Re: Asus alert

#2 Post by JayM »

Or do a fresh reinstallation of Windows to get rid of all the OEM bloatware, or at minimum just uninstall it all.
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Re: Asus alert

#3 Post by Brigs »

the victim mosly came from laptop with embedded windows pre installed, aka oem. only minor with desktop motherboard cause user must doing manual installation updater.

https://thehackernews.com/2019/03/asus- ... cking.html
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