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David Fischer

David Fischer

I am a technology writer for UpdateStar, covering software, security, and privacy as well as research and innovation in information security. I worked as an editor for German computer magazines for more than a decade before starting to be a team member at UpdateStar.

How to check your computer for ASUS update malware

David Fischer
March 25, 2019

The Asus Live Update tool has been compromised by hackers to distribute malware to almost 1 million customers according to Kaspersky Lab.

New Paint.net 4.1.6 offers performance improvements and more options

David Fischer
March 21, 2019

Paint.net 4.1.6 is available for download. The new version of the image editor offers performance improvements and new features.

Opera for Android now with integrated free VPN

David Fischer
March 21, 2019

The Opera browser now lets you surf the internet anonymously with an integrated VPN service.

Wireshark 3 released with new Npcap Windows packet capturing driver

David Fischer
March 4, 2019

Version 3.0.0 offers user interface improvements, bug fixes, new Npcap Windows packet capturing driver and more.