Lenovo, the World’s largest PC maker, had pre-installed a virus-like software which makes the computer vulnerable to the hacking attacks. These laptops were recently shipped with a controversial software, known as Superfish, which was billed as a free “visual search” tool to find products online by scanning images and thus presenting similar products.
Lenovo has accepted the shipment of laptops with Superfish between September and December 2014. The actual number of affected laptops is unknown and since the pre-mentioned time period, the Chinese PC manufacturer has shipped more than 16 million desktops and laptops.
In a statement, Lenovo has told about the stopping the preloading of Superfish since January but itaddedthat Lenovo had “thoroughly investigated this technology and (does) not find any evidence to substantiate security concerns.”
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Here is a list of the models affected by Superfish:
G Series: G410, G510, G710, G40-70, G50-70, G40-30, G50-30, G40-45, G50-45S Series: S310, S410, S40-70, S415, S415Touch, S20-30, S20-30TouchY Series: Y430P, Y40-70, Y50-70U Series: U330P, U430P, U330Touch, U430Touch, U530TouchZ Series: Z40-75, Z50-75, Z40-70, Z50-70MIIX Series: MIIX2-8, MIIX2-10, MIIX2-11YOGA Series: YOGA2Pro-13, YOGA2-13, YOGA2-11BTM, YOGA2-11HSWFlex Series: Flex2 14D, Flex2 15D, Flex2 14, Flex2 15, Flex2 14(BTM), Flex2 15(BTM), Flex 10E Series: E10-30
How to Check if Your Lenovo is Infected with Superfish Adware and Remove it?
To remove the Superfish adware and its traces, follow these simple steps:
Removing certificates:
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