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wermer
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2017 00:08
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I wanted to share this info, since I think there a few Notepad++ users here. It seems there is a hacked scilexer.dll out there. I assume any scintilla based editor is vulnerable. The CIA probably isn't trying to steal your game, but this almost certainly has a negative effect on performance as well as your privacy. The latest release of Notepad++ will try to validate the .dll each time it starts. I suggest you get Notepad++ directly from https://notepad-plus-plus.org

More information here:
https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/cms/page_28803118.html
and here:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-7.3.3-fix-cia-hacking-issue.html
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2017 01:31
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Thanks for the heads up wermer!
I've updated!
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2017 02:13
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Thank you.
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2017 09:42
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Update installed.

Thanks for the heads up
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2017 12:30
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Ty wermer, nice advise.

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