The updater for the open-source editor Notepad++ has installed malware on PCs. An update to Notepad++ v8.8.9 corrects this.
Notepad++ version 8.8.9 was released to fix a security weakness in its WinGUp update tool after researchers and users ...
Notepad is the default text editor found in Windows computers. Every .txt file is configured to open directly in Notepad. It has paved the way for text editors over quite some time now, in which ...
The popular Notepad++ text editor has been hijacked to spread malware, due to a security vulnerability in the app's update ...
Notepad++ has started blocking unsigned updates after reports that its built-in updater delivered malicious executables to ...
Recent Notepad++ releases address a vulnerability that has allowed threat actors to hijack the free source code editor’s ...
Hackers are abusing Notepad++, a popular text and source code editor, to deliver malware. The app’s updater, WinGUp, can be tricked by an attacker-in-the-middle to pull compromised executables from ...
The developers of Notepad++ recently discovered an actively exploited vulnerability that enabled hackers to hijack the popular editor's automatic updater. Version 8.8.9 addresses the issue, but ...