Geekom Reveals Multiple Mini-PCs May Be Infected with Malware Hidden in a Network Driver — but It's Now Down to You to Fix Your PC

Geekom reveals multiple mini-PCs may be infected with malware hidden in a network driver — but it's now down to you to fix your PC

Geekom has admitted a software driver contained malwareA LAN driver on a legacy page was hosting the Asruex backdoorThe malware can track keystrokes, steal passwords, and intercept dataHardware maker Geekom has admitted that a network driver for multiple mini PC variants hosted Asruex backdoor malware, potentially putting users at riskThe LAN driver for Geekom’s range of A7, A8, AE7, AE8, AX7 Pro and AX8 Pro mini-PCs hosted the malicious package…

GEEKOM Removes Legacy Mini PC Driver Package Flagged as Malware

GEEKOM has removed an outdated LAN driver package after Microsoft Defender and several online security services flagged a file inside the archive as potentially malicious.

GEEKOM Mini PC Realtek LAN Driver Package Found Infected With Asruex Trojan

A network driver download is meant to get a computer online. In this case, it became a potential malware route after a Realtek LAN driver package on a legacy GEEKOM support page was flagged as carrying the Asruex Trojan. The exposure involved a downloadable installer, not hardware leaving the factory. That distinction does not remove the risk for people who found the older page through search results, downloaded the package, and ran it with elev…

Asruex Trojan Found Embedded in GEEKOM Mini PC Realtek Ethernet Driver

GEEKOM has confirmed that a malware-flagged Realtek LAN driver package was previously accessible through an outdated support page for its mini PCs, raising fresh supply-chain security concerns around vendor-hosted driver downloads. The company said the affected file was confined to a legacy resource, not its current support portal or factory-installed Windows images. The incident came […] This article has been indexed from GBHackers Security | #…