Lenovo installed Superfish on its computers after an agreement that made it richer by 250.000 dollars, according to information.
To we recall that the company was caught on the leek last month to "catch" user data of its computers by installing an adware on its systems. The incident sparked a variety of security investigators as well as the victims themselves.
Forbes says that Lenovo earned from 200.000 to 250.000 dollars after the Superfish pre-installment agreement, an insignificant amount, considering that the company's net profits from the US alone were 253 million dollars in the last three months of 2014.
Lenovo initially defended the installation of adware, saying it was a useful tool for online purchases, but quickly its senior executives began to send apologetic statements to the media.
Η εταιρεία ανέπτυξε λογισμικό αφαίρεσης του Superfish, και υποσχέθηκε να μην εγκαταστήσει ποτέ ξανά bloatware, προσφέροντας παράλληλα δωρεάν συνδρομές έξι μηνών για το McAfee Anti-virus.
The Mozilla Foundation, meanwhile, has decided to move aggressively where it encounters the malicious Superfish. The Firefox development organization will block self-signed Superfish certificates from the upcoming release of theletterof the tour, as reported by El Reg.
The war against Superfish and Lenovo seems to have snowballed after Jessica Bennett from California, filed a lawsuit against Lenovo over Superfish installed on her laptop.
Imagine what would happen if everyone did the same, all for 250.000 dollars.
