The United States advise SuperFish uninstall the adware Lenovo preinstalled on some of its products. Despite the manufacturer’s back, a legal complaint is being prepared.
Lenovo has to lay low against the outcry over his decision to pre-install adware within some of its computer models . The United States, through the Department of Homeland Security, now directly link the manufacturer and ask customers to remove the program in question.
Department of Homeland Security recalls that SuperFish, pre-installed software on some Lenovo computer models of advertising nature ( adware ). It is able to add advertisements on Web pages the user visits. In a note taken by Reuters, the US authority said that the program can also make users vulnerable against possible cyber attacks.
The department picks up the critical security specialists, about the risks that can run software to affected customers. They could, for example, be trafficked redirects (official sites to fake portals). Therefore, it is recommended to use the Remove utility provided by Lenovo, you can download (Superfish Removal Tool) from our repository.
At the same time, a complaint was filed the United States by a user of a portable Yoga 2. The complainants, which are clearly intended Lenovo and SuperFish, want a general partnership procedure be initiated against the manufacturer. They invoked risks to their confidential information or commercial use of their data.
They say finally that the operation of the adware mobilizes resources in their machines. They hope that justice grant them damages in respect of damage suffered.
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