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I think there's a significant chance this fake Notepad++ for Mac is/becomes a vector for malware. The author is impossibly naive. The best interpretation is th
by jmull 5mo ago
I think there's a significant chance this fake Notepad++ for Mac is/becomes a vector for malware.
The author is impossibly naive. The best interpretation is they are easy dupes for a supply-chain attack.
Hopefully the word gets around that no one should install this (whether or not the author of the fake version eventually finishes "evolving the branding" of the port).
- adamtulinius 5mo agoToo bad MacRumors didn't bother doing more than adding a note to where they recommended this fake copy: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/notepad-plus-plus-editor-comes-to-mac/ https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/notepad-plus-plus-edito... They didn't even bother removing the links!
- minimaxir 5mo agoMacRumors has now just posted another post about the controversy: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/04/notepad-plus-plus-trademark-violation/ https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/04/notepad-plus-plus-trade...
- koiueo 5mo agoMacRumors repeated Letov's "in coordination with" bs. There's no coordination.
- throwaway27448 5mo agoIsn't notepad++ also a vector for malware? It would seem to be more of a violation of the trademark to not distribute malware
- jmull 5mo agoYou're arguing the malware risk from notepad++ created and run by Don Ho for over 22 years is comparable to that of new, fake notepad++, vibe coded and run by a guy whose main claim to fame is a marked ignorance of norms around software development? You'll have to let us know how you reached that conclusion.
- kasabali 5mo agoSeriously your argument is this? Not even 3 months have passed since this [1] happened? https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v889-released/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v889-released/
- bdcravens 5mo agoIt's open source https://github.com/nextpad-plus-plus/nextpad-plus-plus-macos https://github.com/nextpad-plus-plus/nextpad-plus-plus-macos