Category Archives: Guide

Fixing AVTECH Firmware Issues

Older AVTECH Equipments manufactured prior to 2016 can be hacked or infected with malware due to vulnerabilities in their firmware. (Read more) As they are discontinued models, AVTECH will not release any updated firmware to fix these issues. So what can you do ? 1. Replace the Equipment. As there’s no longer any permanent fix […]

How to do CCTV port forwarding setting for Singnet

If you are unable to see your CCTV system from the internet, you may wish to check on your internet router setting. The following video guide is done for Singnet Customer that are using HIKVISION DVR. Sometimes the required CCTV Port forwarding settings may be accidentally been removed by other user. A router factory reset […]

Temporary Repair and Fix for Infected AVTECH CCTV Equipment

Here are some observation for Faulty AVTECH CCTV DVR infected by the ELF IMEIJ  malware and their usability. There are also some tips and advises for temporary repair or fix the issues caused by the ELF IMEIJ malware so that you can regain temporary control and retrieve your CCTV recording from the infected DVR. 1. […]

AVTECH Malware FAQ

IMPORTANT LAKSON had stop using AVTECH Equipment since 2015 and have currently no AVTECH system under warranty anymore. For customers on maintenance/subscription plan, their equipment had already been replaced by non AVTECH equipment since 2016. As we have no longer any customers using AVTECH equipment under warranty/maintenance/subscription and there’s no easy way to identify if […]

Options for AVTECH CCTV Equipment Users

If you are using AVTECH Equipment with firmware prior to 20 March 2017, most likely it’d been infected with ELF_IMEIJ (IMEIJ ) Malware or is about to get infected. There’s no stopping the malware as every infected system will continue to search for other uninfected system and infect them with the Malware. We had sent alerts to all […]

AVTECH Discontinued DVR/NVR Firmwares Download

Here are the download links to some of the AVTECH Discontinued DVR/NVR Firmwares. If you suspect that your device’s firmware had been infected by malware or had been hacked, you can download the firmware here and restore it. However, these firmwares still contain the vulnerabilities that enable the malware to infect them as AVTECH no […]

Guide to Remove Malware from Infected AVTECH Devices

Visit AVTECH website (http://211.75.84.102/e_news/Security/Security.html) to see if there’s a firmware patch available for your model. If your model is not listed, it’s most likely an older model. Firmware patches will not be available. You’ll have to take the system offline before it is infected or replace it with another model. Check out our current replacement […]