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A comment on Intel's Remote AMT Vulnerability. Parent comment

Re:Intel's Remote AMT Vulnerability by mtgx on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @03:37AM (#14244629)
I don't trust Lenovo anymore. Far too many shenanigans like these from them. It wouldn't surprise me if they do it on purpose for the Chinese government. Also, the last Lenovo I bought, kind of fell apart in 2 years, so there's that, too.
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Re:Intel's Remote AMT Vulnerability by imglorp on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @09:29AM (#14246144)
Right, they've been caught several times now. How many didn't get publicized?

http://thehackernews.com/2015/08/lenovo-rootkit-malware.html

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-051A

etc.

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Re:Intel's Remote AMT Vulnerability by posguy on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @05:32AM (#14245117)
What model? I've been buying used Thinkpads as of late (all Lenovo) and while I do see a slow quality down-ramp, even the newest are more robust than a similar Asus.

When it comes to x86-64, everything is back-doored, make no bones about it. If you want something less insecure, go get a T400 and libreboot it, or buy an SBC that can run with no blobs.

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