Millions of Dell computers running Windows suffer
from a security breach that can be exploited in such a way that the attacker could
take control of the device.
Dell revealed that the problem is within SupportAssist,
which is essentially the troubleshooting program that comes installed.
The PC Doctor component of SupportAssist contains this vulnerability, What
it can give the attacker the highest operating system privileges.
Since this, software, comes pre-installed, there is a high likelihood that cybercriminals will try
to exploit this security breach.
The manufacturer of the vulnerable software is not Dell, but PC Doctor, which also implements its software for other manufacturers. I mean, are likely to
this security flaw is affecting
more brands.
The patch that fixes this vulnerability is already available for installation. You would only need to
check which version of SupportAssist you have.
If you have the version "Dell
SupportAssist for Business version 2.0.1” or “Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 3.2.2“, the application will not be vulnerable to this security flaw. However, if we do not have any
of these versions installed, we would need to manually update the version, by downloading the software from the manufacturer's website.