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Script to check if Notepad++ is backdoored by Lotus Blossom APT

Details

External ID
47043651
Source
HN
Company
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Product
Script to check if Notepad++ is backdoored by Lotus Blossom APT
Website domain
github.com
Launched
Feb. 17, 2026
Cohort
—
Upvotes
11
Upvotes percentile
0.5707547169811321
Tags
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Fetched at
Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
Updated at
Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.

Enrichment

Theme
security exploits and system hacking tools
Vertical
Security
Function
Compliance & governance
Audience
Developer
AI stance
Not AI
Project type
Hobby / open-source project
Normalized one-liner
malware detection script
Manually corrected
False

Could you build this?

Yes This is a standalone Python or PowerShell security verification script that computes cryptographic file hashes and checks digital signatures or file paths against known IOCs.

Discussion

1 comment analyzed.

Competitors

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Attention rank: #40 of 98 (itself plus its competitors, highest first — normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 84 days after the earliest competitor.

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