Lenovo Slipped Superfish Malware Into Laptops (Windows 8.1)
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Lenovo Slipped Superfish Malware Into Laptops (Windows 8.1)
If you have missed the security furor over Lenovo pre-installing adware (antispyware category of antimalware products) you may want to check out these news links for information, degree of danger, and most importantly removal instructions (easy).
It is absolutely recommended to remove this immediately by all. Lenovo has been caught and publicly apologized. Just about all new computers come with what they used to call "bloatware" which is a handful of extra softwares which some may find useful. They take up space and may even slow down performance. But this is a big no-no Lenovo has done. It became as infamous as the Sony Rootkit malware they bundled in downloads, of music I believe it was, a good while ago.
A snippet....
"...The furor blew up because Lenovo installed Superfish adware on consumer laptops sold between September 2014 and January 2015. All these laptops were running Microsoft Windows 8.1. Your laptop fits the time frame, but you may have escaped for two reasons. First, Superfish was not installed on Lenovo’s business machines, such as ThinkPads. Second, it was not installed on laptops running Windows 7, which is still the business standard....."
SOURCE: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/26/how-can-i-find-and-remove-superfish-and-similar-malware
LINKS: / PRESS
Lenovo Slipped 'Superfish' Malware Into Laptops
malaysiandigest.com
LenovoComputer maker Lenovo has been shipping laptops prepackaged with malware that makes you more vulnerable to hackers -- all for the sake ...
http://www.malaysiandigest.com/technology/542592-lenovo-slipped-superfish-malware-into-laptops.html
Lenovo computers come with pre-installed adware and MITM proxy
Posted on Feb 19, 2015 10:45 am
If you have recently bought a new Lenovo computer, you're in for a nasty surprise: the company has been shipping them with pre-installed adware. And, what's even worse, the software in question is...
Read in browser »
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17973
Lenovo apologizes for preinstalling malware on its PCs that can snoop on
its customers' bank ...
SmartCompany.com.au
The preinstalled malware, known as Superfish, intercepts and decrypts
secured HTTPS connections, which are used to send sensitive information ...
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/45798-lenovo-apologises-for-preinstalling-malware-on-its-pcs-that-can-snoop-on-its-customers-bank-accounts.html#
US cyber-cops declare WAR on Superfish ad-spewing malware lurking in Lenovo laptops
The Register
The US government's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) today said the Superfish ad-injecting malware installed by Lenovo on its ...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/20/superfish_is_malware_us_government/
-- REMOVAL HELP:
Superfish malware: how do you know if your computer is affected? And how do you get rid of it?
Belfast Telegraph
The Superfish malware that was revealed last week to have been installed onto Lenovo laptops could allow hackers to watch your internet activity and ...
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/technology/superfish-malware-how-do-you-know-if-your-computer-is-affected-and-how-do-you-get-rid-of-it-31015018.html
How to wipe Superfish adware and offending cert from your Lenovo laptop
Posted on Feb 20, 2015 12:38 pm
After the recent revelation that Lenovo has been shipping some of it laptops with pre-installed adware that's also breaking the security of secure connections by using self-signed MITM SSL certificate...
Read in browser »
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17979
How to remove the dangerous Superfish adware preinstalled on Lenovo PCs
PCWorld
You can revoke that certificate manually, however. Here's how, as told to PCWorld by Chris Boyd, a malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes. ....
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2886278/how-to-remove-the-dangerous-superfish-adware-presintalled-on-lenovo-pcs.html
If you have missed the security furor over Lenovo pre-installing adware (antispyware category of antimalware products) you may want to check out these news links for information, degree of danger, and most importantly removal instructions (easy).
It is absolutely recommended to remove this immediately by all. Lenovo has been caught and publicly apologized. Just about all new computers come with what they used to call "bloatware" which is a handful of extra softwares which some may find useful. They take up space and may even slow down performance. But this is a big no-no Lenovo has done. It became as infamous as the Sony Rootkit malware they bundled in downloads, of music I believe it was, a good while ago.
A snippet....
"...The furor blew up because Lenovo installed Superfish adware on consumer laptops sold between September 2014 and January 2015. All these laptops were running Microsoft Windows 8.1. Your laptop fits the time frame, but you may have escaped for two reasons. First, Superfish was not installed on Lenovo’s business machines, such as ThinkPads. Second, it was not installed on laptops running Windows 7, which is still the business standard....."
SOURCE: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/26/how-can-i-find-and-remove-superfish-and-similar-malware
LINKS: / PRESS
Lenovo Slipped 'Superfish' Malware Into Laptops
malaysiandigest.com
LenovoComputer maker Lenovo has been shipping laptops prepackaged with malware that makes you more vulnerable to hackers -- all for the sake ...
http://www.malaysiandigest.com/technology/542592-lenovo-slipped-superfish-malware-into-laptops.html
Lenovo computers come with pre-installed adware and MITM proxy
Posted on Feb 19, 2015 10:45 am
If you have recently bought a new Lenovo computer, you're in for a nasty surprise: the company has been shipping them with pre-installed adware. And, what's even worse, the software in question is...
Read in browser »
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17973
Lenovo apologizes for preinstalling malware on its PCs that can snoop on
its customers' bank ...
SmartCompany.com.au
The preinstalled malware, known as Superfish, intercepts and decrypts
secured HTTPS connections, which are used to send sensitive information ...
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/45798-lenovo-apologises-for-preinstalling-malware-on-its-pcs-that-can-snoop-on-its-customers-bank-accounts.html#
US cyber-cops declare WAR on Superfish ad-spewing malware lurking in Lenovo laptops
The Register
The US government's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) today said the Superfish ad-injecting malware installed by Lenovo on its ...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/20/superfish_is_malware_us_government/
-- REMOVAL HELP:
Superfish malware: how do you know if your computer is affected? And how do you get rid of it?
Belfast Telegraph
The Superfish malware that was revealed last week to have been installed onto Lenovo laptops could allow hackers to watch your internet activity and ...
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/technology/superfish-malware-how-do-you-know-if-your-computer-is-affected-and-how-do-you-get-rid-of-it-31015018.html
How to wipe Superfish adware and offending cert from your Lenovo laptop
Posted on Feb 20, 2015 12:38 pm
After the recent revelation that Lenovo has been shipping some of it laptops with pre-installed adware that's also breaking the security of secure connections by using self-signed MITM SSL certificate...
Read in browser »
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17979
How to remove the dangerous Superfish adware preinstalled on Lenovo PCs
PCWorld
You can revoke that certificate manually, however. Here's how, as told to PCWorld by Chris Boyd, a malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes. ....
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2886278/how-to-remove-the-dangerous-superfish-adware-presintalled-on-lenovo-pcs.html
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