Lenovo backpedals on Superfish adware, says it's working to 'restore trust'

Lenovo is facing growing backlash after it was discovered that the company had preinstalled a malicious adware called Superfish on some of its laptops. Now, the Chinese manufacturer is scrambling to manage a public relations scandal.

Personal note after long day of Superfish meetings: Lenovo colleagues working hard to fix this, will work even harder to restore trust.

— Lenovo (@lenovo) February 20, 2015

Security experts on Thursday widely decried the software as both unethical and a dangerous security hole. Superfish installs its own fake certification on machines to trick the PC's web browser into giving the adware access to secure web connections. Read more...

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