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Seriously, just stop (or use Linux) (media.piefed.zip)

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[-] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 month ago

Notepad++ gang, rise, claim your kingdom.

[-] RedSnt@feddit.dk 13 points 1 month ago

Well.. As long as you don't use their automatic updater.

[-] Carighan@piefed.world 24 points 1 month ago

Well it's a 23y old application that had one issue where the dev's machine got infected, and it was handled ~instantly.

What's the actual problem here?

[-] otterpop@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

This isn't the first time that application has had problems either, the CIA hacked it because it was loading unsigned DLLs: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v733-fix-cia-hacking-npp-issue/

To be fair it's one of the most popular text editors so it's not surprising nation states would target them, and it's hard to block someone with those kinds of resources.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 12 points 1 month ago

Instantly? The article says “lasted for almost half a year”

[-] TechnoCat@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

We're talking geologic timescales here. Did you miss the memo?

[-] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 6 points 1 month ago

Didn't it got patched?

[-] zwerg@feddit.org 11 points 1 month ago

Kate FTW!

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

Metapad still strong.

[-] taco@anarchist.nexus 5 points 1 month ago

This was my first thought. I hadn't bothered installing it in a while, then one day that fucking copilot icon appeared, and back I went. There's something to be said for a tool that does the thing it needs to do well and only that.