[Metalab] windows user aufgepasst

Florian Ledermann ledermann at ims.tuwien.ac.at
Fri Oct 24 08:08:20 CEST 2014


> Update: Microsoft has given us a statement:
>
> Yesterday FTDI removed two driver versions from Windows Update. Our
> engineering team is engaging with FTDI to prevent these problems with
> their future driver updates via Windows Update.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/10/windows-update-drivers-bricking-usb-serial-chips-beloved-of-hardware-hackers/

lg, f/0


Am 23.10.2014 09:46, schrieb Overflo:
> http://hackaday.com/2014/10/22/watch-that-windows-update-ftdi-drivers-are-killing-fake-chips/
>
> installiert euch mal lieber nicht das windows update das neue FTDI
> treiber ausliefert. FTDI chips stecken in fast allem was einen usb
> stecker drauf hat und das "update" wird eure GERÄTE zerstören. no
> shit.




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