SupportAssist, vulnerability reported

According to "The Register" there is a Security Vulnerability to Dell SupportAssist.

Strangely enough, I was made aware of this Report just after I had removed Dell SupportAssist (although my reasons for removing it were nothing to do with this Vulnerability)!!

My XPS 8930 was one of those hit by the "Freeze for 3-5 seconds" problem (as reported elsewhere). After a lot of Hassle Dell eventually took back by PC & rebuilt it - it was returned back just after Christmas.

Since being returned, I've deliberately have only re-introduced various Software (etc, etc) so that, if the problem returned, it would be easier to isolate the cause. One of the things that I did NOT do was to run any Dell Utility (including NOT downloading Dell SupportAssist), as it had previously been suggested that these were possibly part of the cause of the "3-5 second Freeze"!

I've been keeping a regular check on the in-built Reliability Monitor, which can tell me what/when Errors occur (generally trying to ensure my XPS Reliability is NOT compromised).

So far, this has proved reasonably successful and my "Reliability" has gradually improved (I would also note that I have not noticed a "Freeze" since I've had the XPS rebuilt).

Hence I was very surprised to note, without any request from myself, that Dell "forced" an "Application-Install" (of Dell SupportAssist) 2 days ago, followed up (about 1 hour later) by an "Application-Update" of the Dell SupportAssist & then followed by an "Application-Reconfiguration" of Dell SupportAssist!!

Less than 12 hours later, I started getting Windows Pop-Up Notifications that I needed to run Dell SupportAssist to set up my Email Accounts (they are ALREADY fully set-up & running & do NOT need any more intervention).

I then noticed on the Reliability Monitor that I had received an Error Message that "SupportAssistAppWire" had stopped working & had been closed (the "Faulting Application Path" being: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\DellInc.DellSupportAssistforPCs_3.4.8.0_x64__htrsf667h5kn2\win32\SupportAssistAppWire.exe)!

Needless to say, I have now removed this Utility amd I really hope that Dell doesn't keep trying to push this back onto my XPS!!