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 τον περασμένο μήνα να "αλιεύει" δεδομένα χρηστών των υπολογιστών της με την εγκατάσταση ενός adware στα συστήματα της. Το γεγονός πυροδότησε ποικίλες από ερευνητές ασφαλείας αλλά και από τους ίδιους τους χρήστες-θύματα.
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.
The company developed Superfish removal software, and promised to never install bloatware again, while offering free subscriptions six months for McAfee Antivirus.
The Mozilla Foundation, meanwhile, has decided to move aggressively where it meets the malicious Superfish. Το ίδρυμα ανάπτυξης του Firefox θα μπλοκάρει τα self-signed Superfish certificates από την επερχόμενη version of the browser, as reported by El Reg.
The war against Superfish and Lenovo seems to have taken the form of an avalanche since Jessica Bennett of California recently filed a lawsuit against Lenovo for the Superfish that was installed on her laptop.
Imagine what would happen if everyone did the same, all for 250.000 dollars.
