Open source Notepad++ calls for aid

Wants help to take down a copycat website

Tom Allen
clock • 1 min read
The competitor page copies Notepad++'s official branding
Image:

The competitor page copies Notepad++'s official branding

An open source text and source code editor has asked for help taking down a competitor "riddled with malicious advertisements."

Notepad++, a free and open source text editor, has appealed to the internet for help in taking down a copycat website that could pose a security risk. The project's official website is 'notepad-...

To continue reading this article...

Join Computing

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the technology industry
  • Receive important and breaking news in our daily newsletter
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes
  • Join live member only interviews with IT leaders at the ‘IT Lounge’; your chance to ask your burning tech questions and have them answered
  • Access to the Computing Delta hub providing market intelligence and research
  • Receive our members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from senior IT Leaders

Join now

 

Already a Computing member?

Login

You may also like
UK AI Safety Institute releases 'Inspect' toolset to evaluate AI models

Artificial Intelligence

It will be available under an open source MIT licence

clock 13 May 2024 • 3 min read
'Levelling up cybersecurity is a team effort,' says Jacob DePriest of GitHub

Open Source

But security starts with developers, and AI isn’t going to replace them

clock 09 May 2024 • 5 min read
Bots now account for half of all web activity

Threats and Risks

Nearly half of internet traffic is now automated, with malicious bots on the rise

clock 07 May 2024 • 3 min read

Sign up to our newsletter

The best news, stories, features and photos from the day in one perfectly formed email.

More on Web

Small browser market share surges post-Digital Markets Act
Web

Small browser market share surges post-Digital Markets Act

Some browsers' share is up 250%

clock 11 April 2024 • 3 min read
Open source Notepad++ calls for aid
Web

Open source Notepad++ calls for aid

Wants help to take down a copycat website

Tom Allen
clock 09 April 2024 • 1 min read
ICANN proposes .INTERNAL domain for private networking
Web

ICANN proposes .INTERNAL domain for private networking

Using ad hoc private-use TLDs is not good enough

clock 30 January 2024 • 2 min read