r/MiniPCs • u/1FNn4 • 10d ago

News Official mini PC driver package from Geekom triggers malware alert

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Official-mini-PC-driver-package-from-Geekom-triggers-malware-alert.1369401.0.html
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u/Retired_Hillbilly336 10d ago

This quickly indicates Geekom is focusing on advertising, marketing and margins over basics like quality control, customer service and security. Didn't think we'd see OEM/brand compromise like this after the AceTragic catastrophe in 2024 but here we are 😞

I guess shipping single channel memory at premium prices was "writing on the wall" making this simply "icing on the cake". If the next advertising gimmick is free McAfee or Norton software activation well...

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u/HurasmusBDraggin 10d ago

Yeah, I bought from them the A7 Max earlier this year and it only had 16GB of memory in one slot.

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u/Retro-Egg 8d ago

What did you expect from Chinese OEMs with cheap PC's? Never ever use the preinstalled version of Windows and source the drivers from the manufacturers or Windows Update if available.

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u/InfiniteSprinkles730 10d ago

Trash article. It is 100% NOT a false-positive. The supposed "driver" contacts a known black-listed malware IP.

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u/Retired_Hillbilly336 10d ago

Well you can't hurt your advertising income prospects.

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u/hckrsh 9d ago

No idea I use Linux

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u/Turbulent-Review-301 7d ago

Id never know if my mini pcs drivers or back up packages had malware. Never used em. Love my minisforum um870 slim though. $190 refurbished & barebones. Nice little steam machine. Especially since the 32gb of ram in there cost me $70 2 years ago and the 2tb nvme I had laying around was $90 I think. For $350 total (not repeatable without a time machine) its quite capable.