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Re:Yet another pre-installed spyware app discovered on Lenov... by Redoubts on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @03:16PM (#10267407)
This is also a silly reply, manufacturers bundle crapware themselves all the time.
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Re:Yet another pre-installed spyware app discovered on Lenov... by at-fates-hands on Thursday September 24, 2015 @09:59AM (#10271596)
Remind me again how a you can buy a laptop without an OS installed and still get bundled crapware?
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Re:Yet another pre-installed spyware app discovered on Lenov... by dandelion_lover on Thursday September 24, 2015 @10:49AM (#10271909)
I just quote: "Lenovo is now using rootkit-like techniques to install their software on CLEAN Windows installs, by having the BIOS overwrite windows system files on bootup. Someone detailed this here: http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=29497693&sid=dd... "

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10039306

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