The only actual "evidence" that was provided was a link to a falcon sandbox run, something which actually requires human analysis to draw conclusions about -- and anyone who has ever used it knows how many false positives it finds.
A better proclamation might be "cheap network adapter comes with an auto-running executable which needs further analysis".
Current verdict - not malware.
Check out https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42743033#42743428 for more lulz
I've seen so many correct responses downvoted and with horrible replies. Anyone who used old moderated email lists will see how culture changed and the decline of actual conversation. Even stack overflow has went downhill.