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    Backdoor access to your Acer laptop?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by klickyjoe, Jul 14, 2007.

  1. klickyjoe

    klickyjoe Notebook Guru

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    Hello guys.

    Browsing in the web I just found an interesting article that might concern Acer users: http://vuln.sg/acerlunchapp-en.html

    Basically it states that among Acer preloaded apps there is an ActiveX control that allows a webpage to remotely control an Acer PC. Right now I can not confirm/refute that because I am completely safe using Linux.

    Can anyone check this?

    Thanks.
    Joe.
     
    klickyjoe, Jul 14, 2007
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  2. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yeah, this was reported back late last year and Acer is supposed to have patched this with new version of the Launch manager program.
     
    miner, Jul 14, 2007
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