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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 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 · 9 hours ago
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  • ouch@lemmy.world
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    Can you please add the company name in the title? If you want to keep original title, you can do it like this:

    This printer company [Procolored]

  • HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Good to see there are still viruses in the wild, I was beginning to think those kinda became some ancient forgotten form of art. [I mean proper viruses, not malware in general]

  • serenissi@lemmy.world
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    Why would anyone use the software? Aren’t modern printers plug and play?

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      Plug and auto install drivers and play

  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Looks like the printer company did not have antivirus on their systems.

    • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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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.

            • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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              Would have thought it was an obvious play on the headline, but I accept that sheer stupidity does exist.

              • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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                Yeah unfortunately

  • gressen@lemm.ee
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    The printer company is called Procolored.

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Also it’s for a UV printer, not an inkjet or laser printer, with the cheapest option on their website being $1900 and the average being around $6000. So, not a regular printer you would buy off the shelf. It’s still bad of course, but only so many people even could be impacted by it.

      • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        That’s almost worse. Because then you’ll be more inclined to trust them.

      • HiTekRedNek@lemm.ee
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        Except you don’t need to have bought one to be affected by it. Maybe your employer bought one, and infected a computer you use at work.

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    Wow it’s not HP.

    • henfredemars@infosec.pub
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      In that case it wouldn’t be news.

    • Mike@lemm.ee
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      deleted by creator

      • Encrypt-Keeper@lemmy.world
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        HP created a whole generation of militant anti-HP consumers long before Louis Rossman got involved.

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          deleted by creator

          • Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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            I don’t watch tiktok

          • Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world
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            Nope

      • jaybone@lemmy.zip
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        Yeah I’ve been bitching about their laptops too lately.

        • henfredemars@infosec.pub
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          It’s almost like they want the hinges to break after six months.

    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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      Btw, germany has a law about “Computersabotage”. Wondering why HP & co still can make your paid (computer) hardware not working anymore?

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    The fact they’re still trying to blame “Chinese language” after presumably being provided with receipts?

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