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Mini PC maker "AceMagic" ships systems with factory-installed spyware (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/minipcs

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

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[–] Landless2029 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Never forget when Lenovo stuck a injector in the uefi.

Lenovo Busted For Stealthily Installing Crapware Via BIOS On Fresh Windows Installs

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Landless2029 6 points 9 months ago

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