<ul><li>A video recently surfaced claiming that certain USB-to-Ethernet dongles contain malware.</li><li>Investigations revealed that the dongles have an additional SPI Flash chip on the PCB, which was misunderstood as a potential spying tool.</li><li>The IC used in these dongles is a clone of the Realtek RTL8152B, and the SPI Flash chip is used for presenting a virtual CD drive.</li><li>While it's possible for chips and firmware to contain backdoors or malware, this case seems to be a misunderstanding rather than intentional spying.</li></ul>

Investigating USB-to-Ethernet Dongles With “Malware” Claims

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