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Asus Webstorage - can I trust the backup feature?
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Luca Tutino
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Dec 23, 2020

Hi, I just got lured to subscribe to Asus Webstorage. I knew it is not fast, but I thought it might be useful as a chip secondary backup system, independent from my manual system, at least for my most important folders. As I have started using it, I noticed that features are a bare minimum, that help links to a support website which is permanently down and the interface does not give much control on the backup status.

I wonder if anybody is using it and happy with it.
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
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No, you can't trust it Dec 26, 2020

ASUS WebStorage abused to spy on users at the router level

https://tinyurl.com/yybgozle
 
Luca Tutino
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Uninstalled Dec 27, 2020

Thank you Tom. It looks pretty dangerous!

I have just seen your reply, uninstalled the program and started a full AV scan (2h to go). In the mean-time, I could not find any remedial additional action advised on the web. Now I am shutting off my internet connection and Tomorrow I will consider if I should restore my full backup copy on external USB. That one is certainly unaffected (unplugged), but I would lose a couple of weeks of important files.

[Edited at 2020-12-27 02:50... See more
Thank you Tom. It looks pretty dangerous!

I have just seen your reply, uninstalled the program and started a full AV scan (2h to go). In the mean-time, I could not find any remedial additional action advised on the web. Now I am shutting off my internet connection and Tomorrow I will consider if I should restore my full backup copy on external USB. That one is certainly unaffected (unplugged), but I would lose a couple of weeks of important files.

[Edited at 2020-12-27 02:50 GMT] ▲ Collapse


Tom in London
 


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