floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoAsus bombards Windows 11 with christmas.exe malware-like Christmas wreath bannerwww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1702arrow-down16
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minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up335arrow-down2·4 months agoIf it’s unwanted, disruptive, and (allegedly) impacts performance, that’s not “malware-like”. It’s malware.
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 months agoIt also automatically reinstalls itself through a BIOS feature. That’s advanced level malware.
minus-squareFuCensorship@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoRight? I thought I read that wrong! To disable future crap like this you gotta do it in the FUCKING BIOS? Wtf Asus…
If it’s unwanted, disruptive, and (allegedly) impacts performance, that’s not “malware-like”. It’s malware.
It also automatically reinstalls itself through a BIOS feature. That’s advanced level malware.
Right? I thought I read that wrong!
To disable future crap like this you gotta do it in the FUCKING BIOS? Wtf Asus…