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[ale] OT: HP keylogger
- Subject: [ale] OT: HP keylogger
- From: djpfulio at jdpfu.com (DJ-Pfulio)
- Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 12:47:51 -0400
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- References: <CABo2fvBVy4v2Fe8p=nxUUGxZBWDk8GN-4iKCJwhdzBg8B3vL1g@mail.gmail.com> <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
I saw an article that explained the removal yesterday. It was just 1 file, in 1
directly, added on and put into a startup. Move the file - that's the fix,
according to that security guy.
On 05/12/2017 11:29 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> On Fri, 2017-05-12 at 10:04 -0400, DJ-Pfulio wrote:
>> Issue for pre-loaded Windows7+ with audio drivers.
>> If you wipe that and put linux on, not an issue.
>> If you wipe it and put Windows from a different source, not an issue.
>
> Not sure of that from the article. The malware was in the driver for hardware
> specific to the HP laptop. Not tested yet to see if the mess is in the driver
> collection for separate download or just the default image from HP.
>> On 05/12/2017 09:57 AM, Boris Borisov wrote:
>>> Just in case:
>>> http://hackaday.com/2017/05/12/hp-laptops-turn-up-keylogger-where-you-wouldnt-expect-it/
>>