Security breach from Lenovo

[davidktw]

When stupidity gets the better of oneself. Whomever from Lenovo suggested this and whomever approve all the way up the chain should be "hang"

http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/02/19/superfish-need-to-know/

http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/02/extracting-superfish-certificate.html?m=1

 

[ykgoh]

Got tool to remove it already.

SuperFish Uninstall Instructions - Lenovo Support (US)

 

[davidktw]

Got tool to remove it already.

SuperFish Uninstall Instructions - Lenovo Support (US)

Well that's not the point. The point is it shouldn't happen in the first place.

 

[ykgoh]

Well that's not the point. The point is it shouldn't happen in the first place.

I suppose Lenovo (and many other manufacturers) doesn't care what bloatware they bundle as long as it gets paid to do so. Hard reality.

 

[commach]

I suppose Lenovo (and many other manufacturers) doesn't care what bloatware they bundle as long as it gets paid to do so. Hard reality.

Not too long ago, the most hated crapware company was Symantec, almost every damn laptop/desktop comes with their crapware. Now McAfee take over the baton, even Flashplayer laced with their crap..