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February 19, 2015, 3:16pm
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Lenovo has been caught installing malicious software on their machines, dubbed Superfish. It's a Man-in-the-Middle attack on your secure connections. Story:
http://arstechnica.com/securit.....s-https-connections/
Click on this link to see if you're affected:
https://filippo.io/Badfish/
If you have Superfish, removal instructions are here:
http://stackoverflow.com/quest.....te/28607630#28607630
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February 20, 2015, 6:16pm
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Lenovo's response: "Don't worry about it. It's safe."
Security experts: "That is a bald-faced lie!"
http://www.wired.com/2015/02/lenovo-superfish/
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May 6, 2015, 11:38am
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This is why I install a fresh operating system in any computer I buy. You never know what evil lurks within.
Yet another Lenovo massive security risk, due to their bloatware.
http://gizmodo.com/theres-another-massive-security-risk-in-lenovos-compute-1702491867
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