Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs
by imglorp on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @10:36AM
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It wasn't just the malware, they also got tagged for root certificates and then there was a third thing I forget now. It's a pattern of abuse.
Either way, that fine is just a minor expense compared to their $300B revenue. It won't even show up on a summary report. Punishments are supposed to hurt if you want behavior to change.
Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs
by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @11:15AM
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This! Always wipe and reload a commercial PC when you receive it. There's nothing they did that you want.
Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs
by timvisee on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @12:50PM
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Quickly reading over your comment, I thought Lenovo started removing the 3.5mm jack. I got scared for a bit.
Sadly more and more bloatware is included by manufacturers, along with all bloatware that is already in Windows.
If anyone knows how to slow down systems with their software, it's definitely HP. Haven't used one in awhile, but you could get a boost similar to going from a mechanical hard drive to an SSD by reloading the OS without all their bloatware. I wonder, has any security researchers ever thought about going back to circa-2005 printer software to see what it was up to?