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YT7MPB > ALL 16.02.23 19:46l 39 Lines 1466 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 59153_YT7MPB
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Subj: Virus in programming software?
Path: IW8PGT<I3XTY<I0OJJ<LU4ECL<LU9DCE<VE3CGR<WG0A<N3HYM<YT7MPB
Sent: 230216/1740Z 59153@YT7MPB.#NSD.SRB.EU LinBPQ6.0.23
Hi all,
I have recently asked the Chinese company Chierda (the producer of
handheld radio stations) to send me their programming software so I
could adapt some of their products to our domestic radio regulations.
(As the software was not readily available trough their website, I
asked them for a link to it.)
In response I was instructed to download the software
through this link: https://we.tl/t-oZVSyiE6RJ=20
(As you might have noticed, I repeat my mail of Date: Sun, 12 Feb 23
13:47:20 Z and noticed that the questioned file is not there anymore.)
After getting the .rar archive and opening it, I was warned by the
antivirus protection that the package was infected by a malicious
content. In the same time, I noticed that the thumb drive I was using
for download started to be filled with short .pif and .exe files
generated every 3-5 seconds. Obviously something was replicating there.
I managed to remove the nasty payload from both the thumb drive and an
another one that I used as a clean media for control. Then I contacted
Chierda again and complained about the incident. They responded:
Uh it's normal, pls turn off all antivirus software and try
agian :D
It makes me wonder if you had similar experience with programming
software (or any other software) provided by electronics manufacturers.
And your opinion about turning off the antivirus protection to solve
issues with factory-made software.
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73 de Misko YT7MPB@YU7BPQ.#NSD.SRB.EU
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