25 in March of 2019, we published the “ASUS Live Update distributes malware for months". Today we had the direct response from ASUS via email for this publication. According to the company:
The attacks of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) are attacks that take place at a national level and usually start from a few countries that target certain international organizations or bodies rather than consumers.
ASUS Live Update is a proprietary tool for ASUS notebooks to ensure that the system always has ASUS's latest drivers and firmware.
So a small number of devices have been found with malicious code through a sophisticated attack on Live Update servers in an effort to target a very small and specific group of users. ASUS Customer Service comes in contact with affected users and provides help in removing security risks.
ASUS has also rolled out an update for its software applications Live Update, and added several security verification mechanisms to prevent any malicious manipulation. It also implemented an improved end to end encryption mechanism. At the same time, we have updated and strengthened the server software architecture to prevent similar attacks in the future.
In addition, we've created an online security diagnostic tool to test the affected systems. We encourage users who are still worried about running the tool as an additional precaution.
Those interested can download it here: https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/Apps_for_Win10/ASUSDiagnosticTool/ASDT_v1.0.1.0.zip
From iGuRu.gr mention that APT attacks may be sophisticated and aimed at targeted breaches, but this does not justify the hacking of such an important services as ASUS Live Update. Ultimately the consumer pays and demands to be safe.
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