Snappy Driver Online: Uncovering the Truth Behind Infected Releases

The recent updates to R539 have raised concerns about the integrity of driver releases on online platforms. Initially, it was reported that the clean version of the update was dated around February 27th, which suggested that the author took steps to avoid uploading infected files to mirror sites with a reputation for maintaining integrity. However, upon further investigation, I discovered that the affected executables were not packed and had larger file sizes compared to their predecessors.

One possible explanation for this is that the update was authored by someone different from the usual developers at Snappy Driver Online (SDI). To get to the bottom of this, I decided to download the full package via torrent and examine which files matched the SourceForge or Lite version. Interestingly, downloading the r539.ZIP file directly from SDI's official website resulted in larger file sizes compared to those downloaded directly from SourceForge.

Moreover, the executable files on Origin are significantly larger, almost four times the size of those found in R539. In light of these findings, I went on a search for more information about SDI at SourceForge and discovered two instances: the normal SDI used in the past and SDI Origin.

The normal SDI has been my go-to option, with its latest version being R539, archive file dates of March 3rd, 2017, and website located at /SDI. On the other hand, SDI Origin appears to be a single release, r541, with two MD5 files per architecture, Archive file dates of March 10th, 2017, and website located at /Origin (which returns a 404 error). While these findings are intriguing, it is essential for users to exercise caution when downloading driver updates from online sources.

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