http://karpoke.ignaciocano.com/tags/lenovo/Recent content in Lenovo on Karpoke - Just Another BlogHugo -- 0.167.0esMon, 23 Feb 2015 22:54:00 +0100http://karpoke.ignaciocano.com/2015/02/23/lenovo-caught-installing-adware-on-new-computers/Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:54:00 +0100http://karpoke.ignaciocano.com/2015/02/23/lenovo-caught-installing-adware-on-new-computers/<blockquote> <p>Other users are reporting that the adware actually installs its own self-signed certificate authority which effectively allows the software to snoop on secure connections, like banking websites as pictured in action below. This is a malicious technique commonly known as a man-in-the middle attack, where the certificate allows the software to decrypt secure requests, yet Lenovo appears to be shipping this software with some of its products out of the box.</p> </blockquote>