PSA: Dell printer drivers flagged as malware by antivirus engines

guest · Nov 10, 2020

PSA: Dell printer drivers flagged as malware by antivirus engines
The issue was caught today by security and cybercrime journalist Brian Krebs
November 10, 2020
https://www.windowscentral.com/psa-dell-printer-drivers-flagged-malware-antivirus-engines

If you own a Dell printer, you'll likely want to avoid installing any driver updates for the time being. Several driver updates for Dell printers are currently being flagged as malware by antivirus engines. The issue was first spotted by investigative journalist Brian Krebs on Twitter.

If you're thinking about updating some drivers for your Dell devices today, maybe hold off a bit. Several driver downloads for printers on Dell's site are being detected by 24 or more antivirus products as malware. e.g. https://t.co/bw7BDof9CH [...]
— briankrebs (@briankrebs) November 10, 2020
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Antivirus products that have detected the updates as malware include Avast, BitDefender, Microsoft, and McAfee, among others. All of them have detected the updates as either unsafe, general malware, or trojans.

We've reached out to Dell for comment and will update this story when more information is available. For now, it would be wise to avoid installing any Dell printer driver updates if prompted.
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guest · Nov 11, 2020

mood said: ↑

PSA: Dell printer drivers flagged as malware by antivirus engines November 10, 2020
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Updated: "Dell pulls links, says it is investigating claims"

Update November 10 (4:55 p.m. ET) — Dell pulls links, says it is investigating claims
Dell says that it has removed the files from public access and is investigating the claim that they are malicious. "Our cybersecurity team has removed the files (and the links to the files) and are investigating the claim that they are malicious," Dell said in a statement to Windows Central. "The files are no longer accessible to the public. The security of our networks and products is a top priority and critical to protecting our customers' information."
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IBK · Nov 12, 2020

False Positive.. Brain Krebs: "To close the loop on this, Dell says these were false positives." https://twitter.com/briankrebs/status/1326717217162076160

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