I love bringing you great new tech every week and sharing my love of savings and deals where I can. This is the video I didn’t want to make. This mini PC was one of the nicest value Mini PCs I’ve come across, though the review took a turn for the worse when Windows Defender found Redline Stealer and Bladabind in the C:\Windows\OsVer folder. I’ll go through the story of how I got here and let you decide if I did the right thing by calling the brand out. By my count, this is their 3rd "spyware/malware" event.

Timecodes:
00:00 Welcome/Intro
00:23 How it Started / Specs
01:00 How did I get here?
02:00 The Virus Alert
03:47 Is this an isolated incident?
04:39 What does Redline Malware do?
06:12 So what do I do now?
08:12 Are they still selling infected PCs?
09:49 So what happens next?
10:35 Tips for Safe Computing
12:35 Final Thoughts / Closing

Helpful URLs:
What is spyware/malware? (FTC)
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Setting up Isolated Guest Wifi (HelpCloud)
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Redline Stealer Detailed Analysis (SecurityScorecard)
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Debloating Windows 11 (Craft Computing)
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Reinstalling Windows Clean - while retaining drivers! (Carey Holzman)
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DNS blocking to prevent Malware/Spyware (Lawrence Systems)
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Credits:
Music: Artlist.io Paid License
Editing: me

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#acemagic #ad08 #spyware #malware #redline

Note: To Acemagic - I’m happy to return this PC to you with a prepaid return label. Maybe this is a wake up call, maybe it isn’t. Hopefully you are reviewing your software practices and engineering department controls so this doesn’t happen again in the future. Maybe someday we can work together again - but don’t send me viruses and expect anything but an honest review.

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