When your Dell system detects hardware issues, the message “Dell SupportAssist has detected a failing component on your system” is displayed on the screen ...

If you see the ‘Another scan is in progress‘ error while using DELL SupportAssist, this post will help you. The error occurs when the software cannot initiate a ...

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The uncontrolled search path vulnerability allows a local user to use DLLs to escalate privileges and affects Windows PCs. Dell has patched a high-severity flaw in its SupportAssist software that ...

Dell has released a second patch in as many months for its laptop bloatware known as SupportAssist, a utility that's meant to help solve problems but which could give hackers a way to compromise a ...

Security researchers at SafeBreach Labs discovered a major security vulnerability in SupportAssist, a technical support tool that comes pre-loaded on most every Dell PC and some third-party ...

Pre-Installed 'SupportAssist' Tool on Dell PCs Vulnerable to Bug The flaw may affect over 100 million PCs that come pre-installed with diagnostic software from vendor PC-Doctor. Dell has issued a ...

Dell issued a security update to patch a SupportAssist Client software vulnerability which allows potential unauthenticated attackers on the same Network Access layer to remotely execute arbitrary ...

In another example of a problem that is sadly familiar, Bill Demirkapi found a vulnerability in the support software that Dell installs on most of its new PCs. His method tricks the SupportAssist ...

Security researchers have sounded the alarm on four BIOS vulnerabilities affecting 129 different Dell models, including various laptop and desktop systems, as well as some tablets. In total, it is ...

Dell's SupportAssist, an inbuilt tool designed to install the right drivers and perform health checks on Dell PCs, had been harbouring a couple of security vulnerabilities since at least September ...