FPCH Admin allheart55 Cindy E Posted February 21, 2015 FPCH Admin Posted February 21, 2015 Lenovo has released a tool to help users remove Superfish, according to a statement released today by the company. Superfish is an adware program that was pre-installed on Lenovo's consumer PCs and made users vulnerable to attack. The Superfish bug quickly went from bad to worse yesterday when researchers found and published a password that would allow anyone to unlock the certificate authority and bypass the computer's web encryption. With the password and the right software, a person on the same Wi-Fi network as a bugged Lenovo user could potentially spy on that user, or insert malware into the data stream. Users need to uninstall Superfish and remove the certificate. The tool allows users to automatically uninstall the Superfish application and remove the certificate from web browsers, which previously could only be done manually. In the statement, Lenovo said, "We are working with McAfee and Microsoft to have the Superfish software and certificate quarantined or removed using their industry-leading tools and technologies. This action has already started and will automatically fix the vulnerability even for users who are not currently aware of the problem." Users with infected computers will need to uninstall Superfish and remove the certificate in order to completely fix the issue. Researcher Filippo Valsorda created this test to show if your computer is infected. Superfish is present on Lenovo laptops sold between September 2014 and January 2015. SourceLenovo 1 Quote ~I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.~ ~~Robert McCloskey~~
FPCH Admin allheart55 Cindy E Posted February 21, 2015 Author FPCH Admin Posted February 21, 2015 I'm glad that Lenovo is catching a lot of flack for this. It's unbelievable that they have done this. Quote ~I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.~ ~~Robert McCloskey~~
Rich-M Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 With the amount of those I resold last year I have contacted all my clients and none of them have this onboard. I don't understand why. Quote
FPCH Admin allheart55 Cindy E Posted February 21, 2015 Author FPCH Admin Posted February 21, 2015 It's not on any of the ThinkPads and only on those laptops sold between September 2014 and January 2015. Quote ~I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.~ ~~Robert McCloskey~~
Rich-M Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 I sold 9 in that period but I only ever sell ThinkPads anyway. Quote
FPCH Admin allheart55 Cindy E Posted February 21, 2015 Author FPCH Admin Posted February 21, 2015 Well, that explains it. :D Quote ~I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.~ ~~Robert McCloskey~~
Rich-M Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Well how about this, Microsoft announced the program we all disable can now remove Superfish Malware: http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f90/windows-defender-now-removes-superfish-malware-if-you-re-lucky-962969.html Quote
DSTM Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 I would still buy a Lenovo if I needed a new Laptop for my wife, regardless of this recent revelation. Have a HP which has given no trouble but the screen clarity is terrible, and wouldn't buy another HP. Quote Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm Schizophrenic, and so am I Free Photo Restoration and Repair for all Forum members - CLICK HERE Please pop back and let us know if your Computer problem has been solved.
FPCH Admin allheart55 Cindy E Posted February 22, 2015 Author FPCH Admin Posted February 22, 2015 I'm getting ready to replace my husbands laptop for him. He currently has a Toshiba. Thinking of another Toshiba or a Dell. Quote ~I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.~ ~~Robert McCloskey~~
Rich-M Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 HP laptops are known for notoriously unreliable motherboards Quote
FPCH Admin allheart55 Cindy E Posted February 22, 2015 Author FPCH Admin Posted February 22, 2015 I'm not very fond of HP laptops either. Quote ~I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.~ ~~Robert McCloskey~~
DSTM Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 My sister has the top of the line Toshiba (over $2000 here) and it's awesome. I want one.:pray: 1 Quote Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm Schizophrenic, and so am I Free Photo Restoration and Repair for all Forum members - CLICK HERE Please pop back and let us know if your Computer problem has been solved.
donetao Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Here you go Dougie! I put it in your cart! 1 Quote Some times you're the wind shield. Some times you're the bug!!:(
FPCH Admin allheart55 Cindy E Posted February 22, 2015 Author FPCH Admin Posted February 22, 2015 Do you have the link for this, Gary? My husband prefers to have Win 7. Quote ~I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.~ ~~Robert McCloskey~~
donetao Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Yuppers! http://www.toshiba.com/us/laptop-finder?N=4294967002%2025%20216%20260%20301&target=laptops.to&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode%20matchall&Ns=p_Featured#4294967002+25+216+260+295+294+306~10~0~p_Featured 2 Quote Some times you're the wind shield. Some times you're the bug!!:(
Rich-M Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Have you all lost your minds? "(Memory is not user replaceable)" You do know what that means right? And that you cannot replace it is only a small part of the problem that creates....OMG $1500 for a laptop with memory built into the motherboard? Toshiba at one time was top of the hill for laptops and the best you could buy but that ended in around 2005 with their race to the bottom of the barrel with frequency of repair rivaling my personal favorite bottom feeder, "E-Machine". I also have to marvel at up to $1700 laptops with onboard video? Quote
DSTM Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Have you all lost your minds? "(Memory is not user replaceable)" You do know what that means right? And that you cannot replace it is only a small part of the problem that creates....OMG $1500 for a laptop with memory built into the motherboard? Toshiba at one time was top of the hill for laptops and the best you could buy but that ended in around 2005 with their race to the bottom of the barrel with frequency of repair rivaling my personal favorite bottom feeder, "E-Machine". I also have to marvel at up to $1700 laptops with onboard video? We haven't lost our minds, Rich. If on board video works well, what's the problem. They do use the latest technology.:) Quote Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm Schizophrenic, and so am I Free Photo Restoration and Repair for all Forum members - CLICK HERE Please pop back and let us know if your Computer problem has been solved.
Rich-M Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Price Dougie, price. 98 % of all laptops are onboard video no issue but paying $1600 for a laptop with onboard video, not I! My real issue is the memory though the video was an after thought. Quote
FPCH Admin allheart55 Cindy E Posted February 22, 2015 Author FPCH Admin Posted February 22, 2015 I think Rich mostly means the laptops where memory is not user replaceable. I was actually looking at some cheaper priced Toshiba's from Gary's link that had the Windows 7 downgrade option available. AND the memory was user replaceable. :D Quote ~I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.~ ~~Robert McCloskey~~
Rich-M Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Exactly Cindy. Memory not replaceable by user means more than you cannot upgrade the memory. If memory is stamped into the motherboard, then if there is a problem with it after 1 year you wind up replacing the motherboard and I would never buy into that situation with all the motherboard issues in laptops as it is now. The only laptops I see with a good track from Toshiba are the "AMD Vision" series. Those you cannot kill. I would never buy an Intel Toshiba system. But not the ones with stamped processors either as those I would also never buy. Stamping anything into the motherboard only works for the manufacturer. BTW Cindy I have been selling Lenovo Thinkpads new and refurbished for years and years and only ever had 2 bad ones that were refurbished. But the best that have never had an issue though I didn't sell that many were MSI laptops. Quote
FPCH Admin allheart55 Cindy E Posted February 22, 2015 Author FPCH Admin Posted February 22, 2015 I got a bunch of ThinkPads from a clients business that they were getting rid of several years ago. They were all running XP. I refurbished four of them. Three for grandkids and one 12 " touch screen for my husband. I installed Windows 7 on the three for the grandkids and Windows 8 for my husband because of the touch screen. He never really liked the ThinkPad because it had Win 8 on it. They all came with docking stations and I added some ram to them. I had to replace the video card in one and the hard drive in two of them. They are still going strong and the grandkids have been pretty rough with them. Quote ~I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.~ ~~Robert McCloskey~~
Rich-M Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 I know you know that Windows 7 works fine with touch screens right? No reason to torture him with Windows 8. My HP "Touch Smart" Laptop had Windows 7 on it (not made by HP BTW). The ThinkPad is to the IBM standard and Lenovo has maintained it. They always were considered by most to be the best laptops made, and frequent flyers can even tell you that when the airplane hit an air pocket and dropped substantially, the only laptops that kept running on the airplane without shutting down were the ThinkPads. Buy what you, like but this quality has no competition. Quote
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