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Notepad++ updater installed malware (www.heise.de)

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

This isn't the first time Notepad++ was compromised. if I recall correctly, the first time was by a CIA backdoor.

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v733-fix-cia-hacking-npp-issue/

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[–] Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 12 points 8 months ago

That doesn't really have anything to do with notepad++ in particular though. I don't think it's typical for programs to be running checks on the integrity of dll files.

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