DELL
Shame on PC Doctor and Dell!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-warning-patch-our-windows-10-pcs-now-to-stop-attackers-taking-control/ Liam Tung has the breakdown at the link above over at ZDNet.com. Another day, another software vulnerability. Dell’s SupportAssist, undergirded by another software called PC Doctor, has pushed out another patch update after another flaw was found that could grant attackers privileges to wreck a business or consumer PC that has SupportAssist installed. The…
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http://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-admits-preinstalling-root-certificate-and-pledges-to-remove-it/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-remove-dells-superfish-2-0-root-certificate-permanently/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-in-hot-water-again-as-second-superfish-root-certificate-surfaces/ A week ago, Dell was caught, (and later admitted to), knowingly installing not one, but TWO root certificates, (certificates enable secure transmission of data over the internet), that are vulnerable to exploitation. Liam Tung and Asha Barbaschow over at ZDNet.com were on it from the jump, and linked above are the two…
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