HP laptops found to have hidden keylogger

[sumitroy]

Hidden software that can record every letter typed on a computer keyboard has been discovered pre-installed on hundreds of HP laptop models.

Security researcher Michael Myng found the keylogging code in software drivers preinstalled on HP laptops to make the keyboard work.

HP said more than 460 models of laptop were affected by the "potential security vulnerability".

It has issued a software patch for its customers to remove the keylogger.

The issue affects laptops in the EliteBook, ProBook, Pavilion and Envy ranges, among others. HP has issued a full list of affected devices, dating back to 2012.

Hidden keylogger found on HP laptops

 

[Sai Jai]

ridiculous from the reputed brand

 

[Jithin91]

looks like almost all models are affected..
even my system is listed..
HP 15-g000 Notebook (models 15-g0XX and 15z-g000)

 

[Sai Jai]

Looking for purchase in coming months but thank God escaped :hands:

Thanks @sumitroy bro for share :hands:

 

[Sarkar]

And people are bashing on MSFT, UC and Kaspersky

 

[Sai Jai]

And people are bashing on MSFT, UC and Kaspersky

Yeah but they are also theif only

Now hp joint in that list for this UC not a saint

 

[HOUSE-MD]

The moment we started to move from Linux (open source) to Windows (closed source), all our systems are controlled by someone or the other. Now what is the guarantee that other OS or System manufacturers are fool proof? Today its HP and tomorrow its someone else.

 

[Sarkar]

You have an HP laptop, you may be wondering if your laptop has the driver installed that contains this debug trace, or keylogging, feature. To see if you have the affected driver, you can go to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers folder and look at the properties of the SynTP.sys driver as shown below.

If the Product version is listed as 19.3.11.37 16Aug16, then you have the driver installed that contains the keylogging/debug trace feature.

For those who have the above driver installed, you should immediately download the latest driver available for your laptop that is listed on HP support page.

If you regularly update the software on your laptops, then you may have this update installed already as it was released in early November 2017 when researcher Michael Myng reported the bug to HP.

 

[Jithin91]

you should immediately download the latest driver available for your laptop that is listed on HP support page

Each of the system model have given a different patch..
The patch is Synaptics driver itself..
I installed it yesterday

Synaptics can also be blamed here.. Nt just HP

 

[im_dude]

I have 19.3.31.31 16Aug17..hope that had no problem.