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Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers
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this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2026
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No, I meant how are Notepad++ people doing it currently when people claim they aren't already signing their exe?
Im not sure. I don't have Windows to look at the code signing certificate they are using (if they are using one at all). Hopefully someone else can check and let us know.