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That's because the flaw deals with a third-party component in SupportAssist from a company called PC-Doctor, which specializes in producing diagnostic tool software. Unfortunately, the vulnerability impacts other brands as well. The affected products include Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs version 2.0 and SupportAssist for Home PCs version 3.2.1 and older.Īccording to Dell's own website, SupportAssist is used by millions of its customers. You can also manually download the fix by visiting the company's support page. In response, Dell has issued a patch, which should roll out automatically to affected users. An attacker could exploit flaw to download additional malicious code to the machine. That's bad news if a hacker can get malware on the PC. As a result, you can trick the software to run corrupted DLL files, which can then execute computer code on the machine. This gives it high-level access across the system, which can prove to be a double-edged sword.Ī researcher at the security firm SafeBreach, Peleg Hadar, noticed a flaw in the way SupportAssist insecurely loads DLL (Dynamic Link Library) files. The vulnerability deals with the Dell SupportAssist software, which is ironically designed to optimize the PC and keep the firmware up to date. Pre-installed software on millions of Dell PCs has a vulnerability that malware can exploit to take over a computer. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.

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