[ale] OT: HP keylogger

[Lightner, Jeffrey]

One of the first comments on the link gives the link to the original alert which says the work around is:

Delete  MicTray  executables  and logfiles.  Deleting   the  Scheduled
Task  is  not sufficient, as Conexant's Windows Service CxMonSvc  will
launch   MicTray   otherwise.    The   executable   is    located   at
c:\Windows\System32\MicTray64.exe, the MicTray  logfile is located  at
C:\Users\Public\MicTray.log



From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kinney
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 11:30 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] OT: HP keylogger

On Fri, 2017-05-12 at 10:04 -0400, DJ-Pfulio wrote:

Issue for pre-loaded Windows7+ with audio drivers.

If you wipe that and put linux on, not an issue.

If you wipe it and put Windows from a different source, not an issue.

Not sure of that from the article. The malware was in the driver for hardware specific to the HP laptop. Not tested yet to see if the mess is in the driver collection for separate download or just the default image from HP.



On 05/12/2017 09:57 AM, Boris Borisov wrote:



Just in case:



http://hackaday.com/2017/05/12/hp-laptops-turn-up-keylogger-where-you-wouldnt-expect-it/





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