• MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    It is a part of the ASUS Armoury Crate software that is pre-installed on some ASUS PCs.

    Always flash new OS if you buy a computer.

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      That’s in the bios, it’s a pcie device that windows allows to inject root level code into your environement, you have to turn it off and hope nothing ever spoofs that pcie id because that’s a permanent hardware rootkit into your pc like EFI

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        8 hours ago

        Can this “feature” be turned off on Windows?

        Edit: nvm, I read the article

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        1 day ago

        Depends on your skills and what you want. I’m currently configuring a setup on Void, to learn about login, Wayland & Flatpak. Is that up your alley?

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        This cracks me up that everyone has a different distro to recommend… But I’ve tried many and OpenSUSE Tumbleweed was the standout that I’ve decided to stick with indefinitely.