An adware (advertising software in English, which displays advertising when in use, Ed) was discovered on computers the Chinese manufacturer Lenovo. Named Superfish, the software pre-installed on computers in society, hiding in Internet Explorer and Google Chrome to inject advertising at the Internet navigation of the user.
“Helping users find cheap products “
In addition, the spyware is used to quietly install its own security certificate, which allows it, as the specialized site Clubic, ” cast your eye Secure Connections “ and retrieve data, for example, passwords.
The problem has already been pointed end of January on the Chinese manufacturer that sells forums more than 59 million PCs each year. And Mark Hopkins, one of the moderators of the Chinese group then reported that the software had been developed for “help users discover cheap goods” .
Superfish disabled, according to Lenovo
Lenovo, which issued a statement addressing the issue, says the machines on which the adware was installed were delivered “September and October” . The manufacturer states that Superfish has been disabled since January, following complaints from users and that “would be temporarily removed from the software shipped on new systems Lenovo” .
The brand has flatly apologized on Twitter:
According to Mark Hopkins, a manipulation can prevent the installation of the software. For its part, the site states that Clubic “The user has the option to refuse the installation of this program by clearing a small box when it lights up for the first time its new PC, but obviously some are attention to such details. “
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