Keylogger

[Trouble]

Just some information that I thought I would pass along just in case anyone might be interested.
I'll definitely be looking for it on the next HP Laptop with a Conexant audio driver installed.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/keylogger-found-in-audio-driver-of-hp-laptops/

I assume that HP will be making a new driver available soon that won't include that particular "feature"

 

[Regedit32]

My guess is someone in the coding department might lose their job.

What's the odds that the log file was intended for testing purposes and someone forgot to remove it from production code.

 

[Norton]

I agree with Regedit.
Even more embarrassing is the fact it was Modzero a Swiss cyber-security firm who discovered the keylogger on April 28 and made its findings public today.

 

[Wolfie]

The UK (among other countries) got hit with "Ransom Ware":

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/12/nhs-hit-major-cyber-attack-hackers-demanding-ransom/