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Windows will block Superfish-style adware starting in April, 2016

Earlier this year Lenovo got in hot water for shipping computers with pre-installed software called Superfish that was designed to replace the ads in websites with, well, other ads. The problem is that it does this by hijacking your internet connection in a way that could pose a security risk and expose your data when you think […]

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Bye Bye Bloatware: Lenovo promises cleaner, safer PCs (Superfish fallout)

Lenovo says it will stop pre-loading unnecessary software on its computers later this year. In a statement released today, the company says when it launches its first PCs running Windows 10 software they’ll be free of all bloatware and adware. The announcement comes at a time when Lenovo is taking a lot of flak for […]

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How to tell if your Lenovo PC has Superfish, and what to do about it

This week Lenovo confirmed reports that it had been shipping computers with software called Superfish that intercepts internet traffic, injects third-party ads, and poses a potential security risk (although Lenovo denies that last part). The company stopped loading Superfish on its computers in January and shut down the servers that enable the software… although that […]