Malware damaging ASUS routers?

[Tech9]

That would be too simple.

Very few common users running stock Asuswrt will change the firmware temporary to 3rd party with factory reset required. Not so simple.

 

[Jbennett360]

Support fox X years minimum, but you may get 1-2 or even 0 updates during this period and the manufacturer will be still in compliance. Asus has less popular 2020 model routers with last firmware update in 2021 and still officially supported. Some ZenWiFi models had 2 years gap in firmware releases, RT-AX68U had >1 year gap, as I remember GT-AX6000 also had a very large gap. Support is there, updates... maybe.

True. But the main 'flagship' models seem to do fine.

AX86U - 2020 - 18 updates
AX88U - 2019 - 10 updates
AC86U - 2018 - 26 Updates
AC88U - 2015 - 23 Updates