The user has to choose to install it, Asus have just pushed an update that changes the skin for the season, but the same 'bar' was there before if the user chose to install that utility, it just had a plain undecorated switch icon.
The 'Armory Crate' software has long been unrecommended by most, because it's just not that useful. It being malware because Asus themed it for christmas is a stretch.
You missed the point: "When you turn on your PC and notice that there’s a huge Christmas banner on your desktop, do not panic – your device is not compromised.
The Christmas banner can also pop up when you’re playing games. In some cases, the banner crashes apps."
This thingy lunches randomly when you use your PC, and can crash your app. This would be fine if they added it as extra entry in programs menu but this thingy lunches itself when it "thinks" it is good idea. This works like clasical crypto malware. I am not supprised people are terified seen this happen.
I fully agree. I would also add that sending info which app you have just started and what are you use paterns when you use an app to the company you install software from withought your consent (which should be a choice, not requirement to run an app) is spying and works like malware that observes all the time what you do!
And look what happens when you have for example personalDNSfilter on Android or Free Firewall by Evorim on Windows. What a fun to see all this! BTW, remember to block Free Firewall from NET access also. ;P
However with this "brilant idea" ASUS went beyond all others!
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[ 5.0 ms ] story [ 62.6 ms ] threadThe 'Armory Crate' software has long been unrecommended by most, because it's just not that useful. It being malware because Asus themed it for christmas is a stretch.
Largely overblown outrage
The Christmas banner can also pop up when you’re playing games. In some cases, the banner crashes apps."
This thingy lunches randomly when you use your PC, and can crash your app. This would be fine if they added it as extra entry in programs menu but this thingy lunches itself when it "thinks" it is good idea. This works like clasical crypto malware. I am not supprised people are terified seen this happen.
And look what happens when you have for example personalDNSfilter on Android or Free Firewall by Evorim on Windows. What a fun to see all this! BTW, remember to block Free Firewall from NET access also. ;P
However with this "brilant idea" ASUS went beyond all others!