>if you updated Notepad+++ anytime between now and 2025 you're computer is compromisedHow do we cope with this?
some people that develop and publish a text editor in the spare time for you to use for free don't have airtight security processes and post mortems? call the police, unacceptable
IOCs are out nowhttps://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/tr-chrysalis-backdoor-dive-into-lotus-blossoms-toolkit/
>>108042472by checking the catalog before opening the fifth thread for this shit
>>108042472Notepad++ folderlast update: 2015-2016.Another L for the updoooters camp. (anyone got the meme pic?)
>>108042472one of the things that let them deliver payloads this was microshit's warbird lmao.
>>108042472shill me your open sauce alternatives /g/aswell for Obsidian
>>108042594geany
>>108042598quit livin on dreams
>>108042594>shill me your open sauce alternatives /g/srsl?well ok. General editors (hard mode) : vim, emacs, also gvim, neovimGeneral editors: kate. geany is usually weaker imo. Gedit might be most weak (simple re programming).Good IDEs and still easy to start using: qtcreator - mainly for C/C++. You can make any program in it, also terminal programs, it reads CMake files too (dont have to actually develop with Qt libs nor use qmake despite the name).
>>108042610>qtcreatoroh and also - kdevelop.
>>108042598looks like it came out of windows 98, neat>>108042610and what if i autistically utilized notepadPP for everything? kate seems like a strong contender after all the vims ty anons
>>108042472I'm so curious how many Linux repo mirrors are secretly compromised. I bet it's MANY.
>>108042594ed is the standard text editor
>- Notepad++ suspects it is the Chinese government>- No evidence provided currently demonstrating why they suspect it was the Chinese governmentSo the schizo hijacked his own software to make a political statement.
>>108042472Who the fuck still uses Notepad++?
>>108042688The same people using utorrent. lol
>>108042688what's a good alternative that's run by competent people
Notepad++ is owned by the US government so you were already compromised from since it began
>>108042570>anti-update schizos are still trying to brush the april 2025 4chan hack under the rug
>>108042762VS Code
>>108042801>>anti-update schizos are still trying to brush the april 2025 4chan hack under the rugwhen you run a server - then update the last stable. if possible build from sources
>>108042594Kate
>>108042901He said competent people, not jeets and AI
How does someone hijack your server and you don't realize for half a year?
>>108042919>jeets jeets jeets jeets jeets jeets jeets jeets jeets jeets jeets jeets I am 100% White European and I'm get tried of this
>>108042941Stop replying to ragebait bot posts
>>108042940It was only the update release infrastructure, something you setup once and don't look at often unless someone complains about it.
>>108042472This is why I block all online functionality in apps that don't really need it. The only thing that should get through your firewall are browsers and OS updates.
>>108042944There's nothing ragebait about not wanting to use microslop products.
>>108042472>tfw use Helix I build from source for Windows.Rust bros... we won.
>>108042472>haven't updated since 2024win by doing nothing
>>108042472Haven't used that shit since like 2011 and I'm on Manjaro since last year.
sublGAWDS...!
>>108042688Is notepad++ supposed to be obsolete in some manner? Hard mode: don't mention "waah they had update names supporting politics I was told to dislike".
>>108043108The fact that the dev sees his program as a platform for political bullshit is a security risk by itself because it shows a level of mental instability attached to something that you're installing on your computer.
>>108043129This. It's like eating a sandwich made by a guy whose face is smeared with shit.
>>108043129This is only really true when the dev is leftist
>>108042472I remember that around October last year someone got access to all my accounts. All of them: banks, social media, Steam, emails, etc. Everything except things with 2FA.I suspected that my PC was infected so I reinstalled Windows. I had absolutely no weird software on that PC, but I did have an updated version of Notepad++ and I still do.
>>108042472Oh no.
>>108043129>>108043159>it's le SECURITY ISSUE because dev supports a sovereign nation that's being invadedOh, but I'm sure if the epstein psyop board convinced him to support pootin instead, it would be perfectly fine.
>>108043159Well if he was conservative he would still be pro-israel so what difference does it even make? This shit just doesn't belong in a god damn text editor.
>>108042684>muh ukraine>muh china>muh rich african and blueskyholy fuck this guy is obsessed with politics
>>108043177>Well if he was conservative he would still be pro-israelOnly if he was an amerimutt, in which case that's a separate red flag and you should avoid using american products in general
>>108042598geany is absolute dogshit, it's unusable if you've used any modern option like vscode. it's clunky to the extreme and missing every feature under the sun
>>108042472>be retard sperging politically in updates>people don't care and call me stupid>idea.jpg>add malware to my releases for a few months>say it was ze evil chinese who did it>say only "select individuals" were targetted so people will keep using my crapware>profit?
>do a clean install of W10 back in October last year>download N++ from scoop>use scoop exclusively to manage my updates, never using the in-built autoupdoot feature from N++Am I fucked?I'd rather not halt my work and spend an entire week doing backups/reinstalling my whole system just because this jackass couldn't keep his political opinions to himself.
>it is those DASTARDLY CHINKS because.... uhhhh
>>108042472not my problem
>>108042940It was shared hosting infrastructure and it was actually part of the shared infra that was compromised and was chaining incoming requests meant for Notepad++'s update URL to an attacker-controlled system.There would've been very little signals for Notepad++'s author to have been able to pick up on.
>>108042472Why the fuck would you be running an "updater" for a text editor? Is it a reddit thing?
not my problem, only running n++ on the PC at work (lol)
>>108043243>Am I fucked?No. It was specifically the self-hosted update infrastructure that was compromised.
>>108042594Why am alternative to Obsidian? I just recently started using it so genuinely curious. Notepad++, been a long time user. I rely on its keyboard shortcuts for moving text around, it's column editor, and the many other ways it lets you control text. Also things light marking and highlighting. When I, and probably others, ask for an alternative, it needs to be really damn close.
>>108042570you need at least 7.3.3 (released 2017-03-08) where he fixed he CIA hack
>>108043243If you trust the lead dev no people were affected, only bugs (his words).
>>108042472So is my We are with Ukraine version safe?
>>108042472>How do we cope with this?what do you mean we white man? I haven't updated mine since I installed it in 2020.what idiot sets his software to automatically update?
>>108042472President Xi, My name is Ken Thompson. I am 82 years old. I live in California. My government has backdoored my compiler, and the NSA is running crypto miners even though RAM is getting more expensive. Please send Chengdu J-20 Multirole Stealth Fighter Aircraft through my Notepad++.
>>108042472The dev posted several "stand with palestine" messages, i wonder who would want to hack him
>>108043231Shades of BetterWayElectronics hereSoon he'll lockout the program if he detects you running any Russian made software, or if you have a browser with a tab on 4chan open
Thank god I'm a lazy retard and update shit through winget
>>108042594Zed is pretty good and is lightweight for the features it offers.>>108042647Typing binary code directly onto the drive cells using microscopic probes is easier than using ed.
Installed it dozens of times on customers computers, always using the same installer from 2019 or so and disabling updates
>>108042472>How do we cope with this?By not being a wintoddler or an updooterIf you are either uninstall yourself from /g/ immediately and don't come back
>>108043884See: >>108042801
>Windows' notepad has cloud garbage and takes 5-10 seconds to open>Subilme is abandonware that you also have to pay>Vs Code takes 500mb of RAM an 10 seconds to open a 30kb .txt file>Notepad++ is a security risk thanks to the Dev's retardationis having a free, simple, lightweight text editor with markups too much to ask?holy shit, the absolute state of fucking windows' text editors
>>108043921I don't run a million user imageboard on my computer. In fact my computer doesn't have to deal with any adversarial user input at all. You're retarded if you can't see the difference
Cracked out of date sublime text chads win again
>>108043949>>Windows' notepad has cloud garbage and takes 5-10 seconds to openIsn't it possible to replace the exe with an older version?
>>108043973>being this pedanticUpdate your software, retard.
>exe last modified in late 2020I almost updated it last year too because I was having problems with it while trying to edit the lua of a gmod mod.
>>108044096Why though? Unironically what's the usecase? What do you actually think is going to happen?
