[Hidden-tech] Lenovo pre-installed adware

[Rich Roth]

More on this topic (for those who don't get InfoWorld)
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2886792/security/lenovo-shows-us-why-we-need-to-reinvent-web-security.html

On 2/19/2015 1:02 PM, Karl Hakkarainen wrote:
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>
> Agreed.
> While there are ways to have a plain Windows Signature Edition image pre-installed by 
> way of http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/home, Lenovo broke a trust with 
> consumers.
>
> Karl, writing on a four-year-old ThinkPad.
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> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Jan Werner <jwerner at jwdp.com 
> <mailto:jwerner at jwdp.com>> wrote:
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>
>
>     It appears that Lenovo has been pre-loading their consumer oriented
>     laptops with adware that intercepts browser searches and subtitutes
>     other sites.
>
>     As I indicated a few days ago, I really like Lenovo hardware, but this
>     news about the company's practices means that I will no longer recommend
>     them, or most likely buy anything directly from them.
>
>     http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/19/superfish_lenovo_spyware/
>
>     I would still buy Lenovo computers refurbished by IBM, since those are
>     pre-loaded with IBM's certified Windows images and free of bloatware.
>
>
>     Jan Werner
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