Mini PC maker ships systems with factory-installed spyware — AceMagic says issue was contained to the 'first shipment'
www.tomshardware.com
Some batches of mini-PCs come with malware

This is probably a good reminder to not be tempted to buy random brand mini-PCs off Amazon and AliExpress.

  • @[email protected]English
    9•10 months ago

    It’s probably not malware, but I was surprised to see an Asus software installer pop up in Windows last time I built a PC. Apparently it’s in the motherboard firmware, but I think they at least offer an option to disable it. And it was visible, but I still don’t like it.

    • @Landless2029English
      6•10 months ago

      Yeah due to these rootkits I can never trust anything anymore…