Notepad++ fixes flaw that let attackers push malicious update files

Notepad++ version 8.8.9 was released to fix a security weakness in its WinGUp update tool after researchers and users ...

Notepad++ updater installed malware

The updater for the open-source editor Notepad++ has installed malware on PCs. An update to Notepad++ v8.8.9 corrects this.

Oh no! Hackers snuck malware inside uber-popular Windows app Notepad++

The popular free text editor Notepad++ has a serious problem: its updater infects computers with malware. There's a fix ...

Notepad++ users urged to update immediately after hackers hijack the app's updater

The developers of Notepad++ recently discovered an actively exploited vulnerability that enabled hackers to hijack the popular editor's automatic updater. Version 8.8.9 addresses the issue, but ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Update Notepad++ now to fix a dangerous security vulnerability

The popular Notepad++ text editor has been hijacked to spread malware, due to a security vulnerability in the app's update ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I automated my entire morning PC routine into a single shortcut

Want to get your day started more quickly? A simple PowerShell script can go a long way, and here's how I created one myself.
Digit

Microsoft wants to make Notepad like ChatGPT, releases new update

Notepad has always been one of Windows’ most honest tools. Open it, type, save, close. No drama. But in 2025, even this tiny pocket of simplicity isn’t safe from the AI wave sweeping through Microsoft ...
PC Gamer

Windows 11 is going to start quietly preloading File Explorer in the background to make it faster, which is a good reminder that you should probably try a different file ...

In the latest Windows Insider beta update released November 21, Microsoft announced the arrival of its full-screen Xbox experience for laptops and desktops alongside a number of other new features and ...
Wall Street Journal

Trump Signs Bill Authorizing Release of Epstein Files

WASHINGTON—President Trump signed legislation authorizing the Justice Department to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, giving Attorney General Pam Bondi 30 days to make ...
USA Today

When will the House vote to release files on Jeffrey Epstein? Latest on vote timing

The House of Representatives is expected to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 18, on a bill that would force the Justice Department to release all of its files on disgraced financier and convicted sex offender ...
BBC

US House and Senate vote overwhelmingly to make justice department release Epstein files

0:50US Senate unanimously agrees to pass Epstein bill. 00:00:50, play videoUS Senate unanimously agrees to pass Epstein bill 0:41What happens now that the House has voted? 00:00:41, play videoWhat ...
BBC

US House and Senate vote overwhelmingly to make justice department release Epstein files

The US House votes 427-1 to compel the justice department to release all of its Jeffrey Epstein files The Senate also says it will pass the the bill via unanimous consent before it heads to President ...