Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Notepad++ updater installed malware

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Notepad++ updater installed malware

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

cross-posted to:
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The updater for the open-source editor Notepad++ has installed malware on PCs. An update to Notepad++ v8.8.9 corrects this.

https://archive.is/uCWNB

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I would doubt that the average self-updating Windows program has better security.

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