\u2018Superfish\u2019 adware puts ads onto websites without users\u2019 permission, and could leave the computer vulnerable<\/p>\n
ANDREW GRIFFIN Thursday 19 February 2015<\/p>\n
New Lenovo computers came shipped with software that forced ads onto the users and could have left them vulnerable to hacking.<\/p>\n
The adware, known as \u201cSuperfish\u201d, was made to push new third-party results into internet browsers \u2014 similar to the ads seen on sites like Google, but extra and coming from a source that wasn\u2019t immediately identified. The adware meant that some sites wouldn\u2019t render properly and worked slowly, as well as showing the unwanted results.<\/p>\n
But as well as installing ads, the way the software works could allow hackers to look in on users\u2019 internet browsing. Facebook engineer Mike Shaver noticed that Superfish installs a \u201cman in the middle\u201d certificate, which allows companies to intercept information as it is passed between a users\u2019 computer and a website.<\/p>\n
Superfish is seen by antivirus software as a virus, and they recommend uninstalling it.<\/p>\n
The software appears to have been shipped with Lenovo computers since mid-2014.<\/p>\n
The only way to be sure that new Lenovo laptops aren\u2019t carrying the adware is to entirely delete windows and re-install it. But given that the software works secretly, most will be unaware it is running, and a clean install of Windows is a complicated and technical process that many consumer users might be unaware of.<\/p>\n
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