[menupass] Breaking security fix in Notepad++

[arty-hlr]

Issue:

For step 1 of menupass, VERSION.dll must be side-loaded from C:/Program Files/Notepad++, (un)fortunately, the Notepad++ team have decided to fix sideloading from that exact directory:

See the issue and PR:
notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus#13964
notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus#16762

Solution

During ansible installation with chocolatey here

ael/ManagedServices/alphv_blackcat/Resources/setup/provision/ansible/playbooks/tasks/win-all.yml

Line 15 in e2f0728

- notepadplusplus

the notepadplusplus package has to be pinned to version 8.8.2.