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ASUSpicious Flaw – Users' Information Exposed Since 2022

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Re: ASUSpicious Flaw – Users' Information Exposed Since 2022

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In Windows, hardware vendors have a bad habit of installing useless stuff. Latest trick is that the motherboard contains the payload that gets automatically installed when installing Windows. I had no idea it was even possible. This 'feature' can apparently be disabled from bios, but it needs to be done before installing Windows. I happen to have both of those DLLs, but I had already disabled all ASUS-related service…

Unfun fact: that setting is often re-enabled after updates.

Re: ASUSpicious Flaw – Users' Information Exposed Since 2022

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post #3

In Windows, hardware vendors have a bad habit of installing useless stuff. Latest trick is that the motherboard contains the payload that gets automatically installed when installing Windows. I had no idea it was even possible. This 'feature' can apparently be disabled from bios, but it needs to be done before installing Windows. I happen to have both of those DLLs, but I had already disabled all ASUS-related service…

is it myasus now? It used to be armorycrate.

Re: ASUSpicious Flaw – Users' Information Exposed Since 2022

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post #12
post #3

In Windows, hardware vendors have a bad habit of installing useless stuff. Latest trick is that the motherboard contains the payload that gets automatically installed when installing Windows. I had no idea it was even possible. This 'feature' can apparently be disabled from bios, but it needs to be done before installing Windows. I happen to have both of those DLLs, but I had already disabled all ASUS-related service…

is it myasus now? It used to be armorycrate.

AFAIK, both of them coexist at the same time. I remember hearing about MyASUS before Armory Crate. I assume AC is used for their more gaming-related products while MyASUS is for general users
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