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Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish

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Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish

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Post by roel_v »

mfisher87 wrote: post #15
michaelhoffman wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the U.S., private prosecutions are not usually allowed. Additionally, government officials with prosecutorial authority have some amount of discretion in choosing which cases to prosecute and limited resources that prevent them from prosecuting every possible case. A private citizen cannot force prosecution, no matter how meritorious the case.

This is true, but one still wonders why government officials haven't pursued a criminal case.

Because it's such a minor issue.

Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish

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Post by arenaninja »

mfisher87 wrote: post #17
rshaban wrote: post #10

I'm pretty curious about who this "Sterling International Consulting Group" suing Lenovo is, their website ( http://www.sterling-consulting.com/ ) 404s...

404 is probably for the best. It's one of those sites that immediately starts playing loud video when you open it. EDIT: omg, it's a unicorn of bad web design. The video loads on every page of this website.

> EDIT: omg, it's a unicorn of bad web design. The video loads on every page of this website.

I've explained time and time again why this is a bad idea, but some people really want their video on every page..

Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish

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Post by click170 »

JupiterMoon wrote: post #19
rplnt wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish we had this option for mobile (android) phones which are preloaded with crapware (oftentimes permanently) even more than PCs are.

Well one can void one's warranty root and install cyanogen mod...

One shouldn't have to void the warranty of one's device to be rid of malicious software.

Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish

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Post by esMazer »

JupiterMoon wrote: post #19
rplnt wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish we had this option for mobile (android) phones which are preloaded with crapware (oftentimes permanently) even more than PCs are.

Well one can void one's warranty root and install cyanogen mod...

and then have it freeze and restart every day -__- (I guess is just my particular experience and might not apply to everyone)

Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish

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Post by alistairjcbrown »

rplnt wrote: post #16
stanmancan wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd format it with a fresh version of whatever OS came on it just to be safe. I actually have always done this when buying pre-built computers just to get rid of all the junk that comes from the manufacturer.

I wish we had this option for mobile (android) phones which are preloaded with crapware (oftentimes permanently) even more than PCs are.

That was one of the selling points to me for the Nexus line; not perfect, but Google's vision of Android without any of the manufacturer's extras

Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish

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Post by rogerbinns »

bhartzer wrote: post #6

Just bought a Lenovo laptop over the weekend for my wife. Sounds to me like it's no longer being installed on the laptops, but will check it to make sure Superfish isn't there.

I have been Lenovo faithful for many years, although I mainly run Linux and keep a small Windows partition. I strongly recommend you reinstall Windows. Thankfully the regular Windows 7 (and presumably later) disks/USB images from Microsoft work.

The software you will want from Lenovo is their System Updater which can be installed on a fresh (non-Lenovo) Windows install, and will let you install drivers and similar software (nothing is forced, all up to you).

The one thing you won't be able to install the various pieces of crapware, but that is a benefit.

Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish

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Post by JupiterMoon »

esMazer wrote: post #25
JupiterMoon wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well one can void one's warranty root and install cyanogen mod...

and then have it freeze and restart every day -__- (I guess is just my particular experience and might not apply to everyone)

To be fair. I didn't do this I'm running what came on it and mine freezes and restarts several times a day anyway...

Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish

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Post by tomtoise »

bhartzer wrote: post #6

Just bought a Lenovo laptop over the weekend for my wife. Sounds to me like it's no longer being installed on the laptops, but will check it to make sure Superfish isn't there.

Windows now treats it as malware. Probably has something to do with it.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/20/8077033/superfish-fix-micr...

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