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#71
Home Updater: Report Detection Issues or Installation Issues / Re: Installations of ExifTool ...
Last post by Omar (Patch My PC) - February 04, 2026, 10:36:44 AMUpdated to v13.49
We will look into the problem of some updates getting stuck at some situations, thank you!
We will look into the problem of some updates getting stuck at some situations, thank you!
#72
Home Updater: Report Detection Issues or Installation Issues / Installations of ExifTool Port...
Last post by dking02 - February 04, 2026, 02:40:12 AMInstallations of ExifTool Portable 13.48 get stuck indefinitely with a status of "Calculating" because the download file cannot be found on the target server and Home Updater as currently implemented is apparently unable to detect this type of problem. The attempted update must be manually cancelled.
Log file excerpt:
[2026-02-04 00:34:07] DEBUG [Exiftool (x64) Portable]: Started downloading portable app: 'https://exiftool.org/exiftool-13.48_64.zip'
The exiftool.org home page contains the following note:
"(To reduce load on the exiftool.org server, the download links now point to SourceForge)"
The URL should have been: https://sourceforge.net/projects/exiftool/files/exiftool-13.48_64.zip
Note that ExifTool version 13.48 (31-Jan-26) has since been superseded by version 13.49 (03-Feb-26).
Download files for both versions are available on SourceForge.
Log file excerpt:
[2026-02-04 00:34:07] DEBUG [Exiftool (x64) Portable]: Started downloading portable app: 'https://exiftool.org/exiftool-13.48_64.zip'
The exiftool.org home page contains the following note:
"(To reduce load on the exiftool.org server, the download links now point to SourceForge)"
The URL should have been: https://sourceforge.net/projects/exiftool/files/exiftool-13.48_64.zip
Note that ExifTool version 13.48 (31-Jan-26) has since been superseded by version 13.49 (03-Feb-26).
Download files for both versions are available on SourceForge.
#73
Home Updater: Report Bugs and Issues Not Related to Installing Apps / Re: Searching "portable" in th...
Last post by adnavcn - February 04, 2026, 01:52:21 AMQuote from: dking02 on January 30, 2026, 04:15:59 PMchange the app type filter for the searchThank you, it solved. The reason why I didn't do that, is because with my desktop screen resolution, the Filter horizontal box of the "App Library" disappears, if "Group by category" is pinned.
So I had to UNPIN the "Group by Category" button and then I could filter by portable, also the "App Library".
#74
Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Re: Logi Options failling with...
Last post by Michiel (Patch My PC) - February 02, 2026, 09:39:16 AMHi @alexwtech,
Please open a support case for this by filling out the form here: https://patchmypc.com/technical-support/. One of our customer engineers will then get back to you to investigate this further. Thanks!
Please open a support case for this by filling out the form here: https://patchmypc.com/technical-support/. One of our customer engineers will then get back to you to investigate this further. Thanks!
#75
Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Re: Notepad++ Sources During C...
Last post by Michiel (Patch My PC) - February 02, 2026, 09:36:48 AMHi @Jared,
Notepad++ confirmed that its update infrastructure was compromised in a targeted supply‑chain attack between June 2025 and December 2025. Investigators, including external security experts and the former hosting provider, determined that the breach occurred at the hosting provider level, not through any vulnerability in Notepad++ itself. Attackers were able to intercept and redirect update traffic intended for notepad-plus-plus.org.
Only certain targeted users were affected. Their update requests were silently redirected to attacker‑controlled servers serving malicious update manifests, meaning users could have unknowingly installed tampered binaries if they updated Notepad++ during the affected period.
Timeline highlights:
Users who updated Notepad++ between June and December 2025 are advised to ensure they are now running version 8.8.9 or later, which includes improved integrity checks to prevent similar attacks.
To summarize: it was the update servers that were compromised, and the attack is no longer active. Compromised versions were only ever delivered via the application's auto-updater to certain targeted users, and not via Patch My PC. The latest version has been hardened to prevent it reoccurring.
For more information about this, please visit:
Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers
Notepad++ confirmed that its update infrastructure was compromised in a targeted supply‑chain attack between June 2025 and December 2025. Investigators, including external security experts and the former hosting provider, determined that the breach occurred at the hosting provider level, not through any vulnerability in Notepad++ itself. Attackers were able to intercept and redirect update traffic intended for notepad-plus-plus.org.
Only certain targeted users were affected. Their update requests were silently redirected to attacker‑controlled servers serving malicious update manifests, meaning users could have unknowingly installed tampered binaries if they updated Notepad++ during the affected period.
Timeline highlights:
- June 2025 – Attack began with infrastructure‑level compromise.
- Nov 10, 2025 – Security experts believe the attack activity ceased.
- Dec 2, 2025 – Hosting provider confirms attacker access ended after credential rotations and hardening.
Users who updated Notepad++ between June and December 2025 are advised to ensure they are now running version 8.8.9 or later, which includes improved integrity checks to prevent similar attacks.
To summarize: it was the update servers that were compromised, and the attack is no longer active. Compromised versions were only ever delivered via the application's auto-updater to certain targeted users, and not via Patch My PC. The latest version has been hardened to prevent it reoccurring.
For more information about this, please visit:
Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers
#76
Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Re: "Show in WSUS" doesn't wor...
Last post by Michiel (Patch My PC) - February 02, 2026, 09:33:16 AM@niclas2874 In most cases, we'd recommend publishing updates to WSUS with Full Content. For more information, please visit:
#77
Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Notepad++ Sources During Compr...
Last post by Jared - February 02, 2026, 08:08:01 AMHi,
As I'm sure you all know, Notepad++ hosting was compromised during a period of time from June 2025 until November / December 2025. From what I understand, it was the traffic to the hosting provider that was compromised.
Was PatchMyPC pulling Notepad++ from the same mechanism, or was Notepad++ pulled in a different way? It sounds like there were no signatures to verify during that time, so I'm guessing there was nothing extra that could have been added to ensure validity.
I realize the issue was resolved and patched months ago, but my question is, are versions of Notepad++ deployed via PatchMyPC during the period the hosting provider was vulnerable, known to be safe/valid, or are those previous versions potentially compromised? Our inventories are still showing small numbers of older versions out there from before the fix.
As I'm sure you all know, Notepad++ hosting was compromised during a period of time from June 2025 until November / December 2025. From what I understand, it was the traffic to the hosting provider that was compromised.
Was PatchMyPC pulling Notepad++ from the same mechanism, or was Notepad++ pulled in a different way? It sounds like there were no signatures to verify during that time, so I'm guessing there was nothing extra that could have been added to ensure validity.
I realize the issue was resolved and patched months ago, but my question is, are versions of Notepad++ deployed via PatchMyPC during the period the hosting provider was vulnerable, known to be safe/valid, or are those previous versions potentially compromised? Our inventories are still showing small numbers of older versions out there from before the fix.
#78
Home Updater: Report Detection Issues or Installation Issues / Re: HWiNFO
Last post by Omar (Patch My PC) - February 02, 2026, 03:12:02 AMThey haven't added it yet on SourceForge, which is the only source we can use.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/hwinfo/files/Windows_Installer/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/hwinfo/files/Windows_Installer/
#79
Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Re: "Show in WSUS" doesn't wor...
Last post by niclas2874 - February 02, 2026, 01:42:12 AMWhat is the best practice when to use fill content vs medatada?
#80
Home Updater: Report Detection Issues or Installation Issues / HWiNFO
Last post by Blaz27 - February 01, 2026, 11:24:03 AMPatch My PC detects version 8.34 as up-to-date. The newest version is 8.40.