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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours ago

This Printer company served you malware for months, called them false positives

www.gdatasoftware.com

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This Printer company served you malware for months, called them false positives

www.gdatasoftware.com

Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours ago
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Procolored: Printer company serves malware für six months, claims "false positive" warnings
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What do a coin stealer, an abandoned backdoor and a file infector have in common? They all resided in the download section on the website of a printer company - stowed away in installer files for drivers and utilities. We took a closer look.
  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Looks like the printer company did not have antivirus on their systems.

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      It was a false positive.

      Edit: I can’t believe this needed a /s

      • muusemuuse@lemm.ee
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        It was not

        • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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          … c/whoosh?

          • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            No this is an example where sarcasm and stupidity can’t be distinguished via text alone.

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              Would have thought it was an obvious play on the headline, but I accept that sheer stupidity does exist.

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                Yeah unfortunately

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