The software in question is Superfish , you would be able to intercept encrypted banking connections, ie, might be able to steal personal data or at least open a door through which to filter malicious software.
In the beginning Lenovo said it examined “background” Sueprfish and found “no evidence to justify security issues” . Nevertheless, the Chinese company, the number one computer manufacturer, decided stop installing the program on the computers of users.
Days later, through a statement, Lenovo said. “. We did not know about this potential security vulnerability until yesterday Now we are focused on fix”
In addition to the manual removal instructions, Lenovo launched an automated tool to “help users remove the software and certificate. ” In both cases, the solutions are only available in English . Click to access
In parallel, Lenovo said it works with McAfee and Microsoft for the Superfish software and certificate is deleted or quarantined either through their tools and industry-leading technologies. “These actions have already started and will automatically fix even for users who are not currently aware of the problem,” said Lenovo
Lenovo clarified that “this issue in any way impact our products ThinkPad;. Any tablet, PC desktop, smartphones,. or any server or other storage device “
The company did not specify which countries or many machines are compromised, but users to Infobae reported that some computers sold in Argentina take that software . The list of models where settled Superfish:
– Serie G : G410, G510, G710, G40-70, G50-70, G40-30, G50-30 , G40-45, G50-45
– Serie U : U330P, U430P, U330Touch, U430Touch, U530Touch
– Series Y : Y430P, Y40-70, Y50-70
– Serie Z : Z40-75, Z50-75, Z40-70, Z50-70
– Serie S : S310, S410, S40-70, S415, S415Touch, S20-30, S20-30Touch
– Serie Flex : Flex2 14D, 15D Flex2, Flex2 14 Flex2 15, Flex2 14 (BTM), Flex2 15 (BTM), Flex 10
– Serie MIix : MIIX2-8, MIIX2- 10 MIIX2-11
– Serie Yoga : YOGA2Pro-13, YOGA2-13, YOGA2-11BTM, YOGA2-11HSW
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