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    Lenovo Settles Over the Built-In Spyware Scandal

    Lenovo Finally Say Sorry for Pre-installed Spyware If you buy a laptop or PC from a high street seller, you should expect some bloatware. What is bloatware? Bloatware is basically programs that achieve very little already installed on the system. It might be a desktop diagnostic tool, a supposed antivirus,…

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    Pre-Loaded Lenovo Software Leaves PCs Vulnerable to Attack

    Lenovo has revealed that a vast number of its PCs that have Accelerator Application pre-installed are vulnerable to attack and has advised owners to uninstall the software immediately. Affected systems – which include the Yoga range of Lenovo computers, but not its ThinkPad or ThinkStation PCs – can be exploited…

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    Lenovo’s Website Hacked, Teenagers, High School Musical Take Over

    Lenovo’s website has been hacked. In what is probably in response to the Superfish scandal, Lizard Squad took over their website in quite a bizarre fashion. Their homepage was replaced with images of teenagers accompanied by music from ‘High School Musical’. The hack was very brief, with the site already…

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    Same Tech Used in Lenovo Superfish Software found in Twelve Other Apps

    The SSL-busting technology recently discovered to be pre-installed on Lenovo laptops has been found as part of another 12 pieces of software, including Trojan malware. The HTTPS-bypassing code, developed by Israeli company Komodia, was a part of the now-infamous Superfish software found on-board Lenovo laptops. Matt Richard, threat researcher for…

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    Superfish Admits to Certificate Installation, Didn’t Realise Security Flaw

    The CEO of Superfish, the company behind the software of the same name that has been central to a recent scandal surrounding Lenovo, has admitted to his company intentionally installing the root certificate authority as part of the software, but says that they did not realise the potential consequences. Speaking to The Next…

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    Lenovo Releases Automatic Tool to Remove Superfish

    Lenovo, the company embroiled in controversy over the Superfish adware preinstalled on a number of their PCs, has released a special removal tool to automatically rid their products of the software. The company initially appeared slow to react to this issue, even perhaps insisting that there was nothing wrong with…

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    Microsoft Updates Windows Defender to Remove Superfish

    Microsoft has emerged as the hero within this whole Superfish/Lenovo story, as the company has updated its anti-virus software to detect and remove the offending program. Windows Defender, which is preinstalled on Windows 8, and Microsoft Security Essentials, the free-to-download equivalent for Windows 7, have both had their virus definitions…

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    Lenovo: “We’re Sorry. We Messed Up.”

    Lenovo, the PC manufacturer embroiled in controversy over the installation of ‘Superfish’ adware on new PCs, has issued something of an informal apology on its US Twitter page. We’re sorry. We messed up. We’re owning it. And we’re making sure it never happens again. Fully uninstall Superfish: http://t.co/mSSUwp5EQE — Lenovo…

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    Lenovo Caught Installing Dangerous Adware on New PCs

    Lenovo has been caught installing adware on new PCs. The software is called Superfish and on the face of it, the software appears to be your standard annoying adware with third-party ads plastered on various websites. It also has those terrible popup ads. However, some have suggested that this software…

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