Your Lenovo laptop may have malware pre-installed

[Kevin Lancaster]

Your Lenovo laptop may have malware pre-installed

Experts say the world’s biggest computer maker shipped laptops with pre-installed software that could let hackers steal passwords or other sensitive information

 

[garyc]

Maybe Lenovo needs to test their software better. I bought one of their laptops a little while back that was pre-loaded with their ****ware. This included custom hardware drivers. Initially it was just very irritating with their stuff not working properly. After several Windows and Lenovo updates there was some divergence and parts of the hardware sopped working altogether. Now it is a Linux laptop all the hardware works again.

 

[NiTeD]

Bloatware, What's that?

 

[zippy]

Maybe Lenovo needs to test their software better. I bought one of their laptops a little while back that was pre-loaded with their ****ware. This included custom hardware drivers. Initially it was just very irritating with their stuff not working properly. After several Windows and Lenovo updates there was some divergence and parts of the hardware sopped working altogether. Now it is a Linux laptop all the hardware works again.

Oh they tested it Working as intended

 

[fritzm]

The Lenovo instructions at the link in this article are apparently incomplete. They remove the software but not the certificate that makes your machine vulnerable. Better info is at Ars Technica.

 

[JerryMungo]

https://filippo.io/Badfish/ if you want to know if you're infected.