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Lenovo has bundled pre-installed malware with their computers[0][1], even going so far as to include a rootkit[2]. [0] http://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-accu
by voldacar 7y ago
Lenovo has bundled pre-installed malware with their computers[0][1], even going so far as to include a rootkit[2].
[0] http://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-accused-of-pushing-superfish-self-signed-mitm-proxy/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-accused-of-pushing-super...
[1] http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/windows-pcs/lenovo-collects-usage-data-on-thinkpad-thinkcentre-and-thinkstation-pcs.html http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/windows-pcs/len...
[2] https://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-rootkit-ensured-its-software-could-not-be-deleted/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-rootkit-ensured-its-sof...
- pilsetnieks 7y agoAs far as we know, the Think* (ex-IBM) product line has been free of such shenanigans, though.
- voldacar 7y agoYeah. Those tend to have more easily replacable firmware, though.