25 in March of 2019, we published "ASUS Live Update has been distributing malware for months". Today we had an immediate response from ASUS via email for this publication. According to the company:
Advanced Persistent attacks Threat (APT) are attacks that take place at a national level and are usually initiated by a few countries that target certain international organizations or agencies rather than consumers.
ASUS Live Update is a proprietary tool that comes with ASUS laptops to ensure that the system always has the latestletterdrivers and firmware from ASUS.
So a small number of devices have been found with malicious code through a sophisticated attack on the Live Update servers in an attempt to target a very small and specific teamof users. ASUS customer service is contacting affected users and providing assistance in removing the security risks.
ASUS has also developed one information for the Live Update application software, 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 we should mention that APT attacks may be sophisticated and aim 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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