Potential Malware-infected printer

**Hart** · 2025-05-20T22:52:58+00:00

Misleading title
It's the software bundled, not the printer itself.

**slimslob** · 2025-05-20T22:57:35+00:00

Originally posted by Hart

Misleading title
It's the software bundled, not the printer itself.

It is bundled with the printer and therefore part of the printer.

**Blizzoo** · 2025-05-21T06:45:58+00:00

Some manufacturers have now anti-malware prevention in place

**Mako** · 2025-05-25T11:47:38+00:00

Originally posted by slimslob

It is bundled with the printer and therefore part of the printer.

According to the story it was software that came with the printer on a thumb drive. That is far different than the printer itself.

**slimslob** · 2025-05-25T15:29:19+00:00

Originally posted by Mako

According to the story it was software that came with the printer on a thumb drive. That is far different than the printer itself.

Still people (customers and techs) need to know about it. And not everyone gets emails and Facebook posts from Malware Bytes Anti-Malware.

**Hart** · 2025-05-26T07:37:15+00:00

Who would have thought that buying a noname chinese offbrand comes with shitty software ?

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