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Lenovo Gets £2.7m Fine For Pre-Loading Superfish Adware On PCs

Lenovo is hit with fine and conditions in settlement with US authorities after it was determined Superfish harmed consumers

7 years ago

Microsoft Summons Windows Defender To Abolish Dell’s Root Certificates

Windows Defender "detects and removes" Dell's Superfish-like certificate threat, says Microsoft

8 years ago

Dell Acknowledges Second Vulnerable Certificate In Systems

The second certificate, like eDellRoot, could allow a hacker to intercept encrypted communications

8 years ago

Dell Helps PC Owners Remove ‘Superfish-Like’ Rogue Certificate

Dell confirms it installed certificate but says it was to help customer service, nohing malicious

8 years ago

Lenovo Caught Installing Unsecure Crapware Onto Laptops

Lenovo firmware on laptop motherboards was not only irremovable but also posed a security risk

9 years ago

Lenovo’s Windows 10 Laptops Will Be Free Of Superfish-Like Adware

Lenovo announces Window 10 device lineup, and promises to come clean on the software pre-installed on the devices

9 years ago

Oracle Uses Java To Install Adware On Macs, PCs

Superfish take two? Oracle is now bundling Ask.com adware on Mac computers via the Java installation

9 years ago

PrivDog Flaw ‘Worse Than Superfish’

Ad-filtering tool introduces a potential phishing flaw that may affect more than 50,000 users

9 years ago

US Government Warns Users To Remove Lenovo’s Superfish

The Superfish adware bundled with some Lenovo laptops creates a security risk, warns the US Department of Homeland Security

9 years ago