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Old 02-22-2015, 11:31 PM   #1
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LXer: Superfish means its time to get rid of your Lenovo computer


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Lenovo is all over the media recently, and not for a good reason. The revelation that it corrupted its computers with the vile Superfish adware has shocked many people in the computing world. It’s almost impossible to believe that a company could be so incredibly stupid and so unbelievably uncaring about the security of its customers.

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Old 02-22-2015, 11:51 PM   #2
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Talk about overkill.
Superfish is a stupid malware software designed to insert ads through (no longer) secure connections.
Instead of trashing the whole computer, why not get rid of the software..?

And if you're really inclined about security - you shouldn't be using windows in the first place..
 
  


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