Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk'

Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by throwawayaway on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @01:25PM (#9500278)

Windows told you to install a power utility from Lenovo?

How would such a message come about? Do Lenovo pay Microsoft to put in error messages? Did it look for the answer to your problem online?

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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by nandhp on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @02:26PM (#9500762)

I haven't used Windows much recently, but wouldn't it just be delivered as a driver through Windows Update?

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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by throwawayaway on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @03:22PM (#9501171)

which driver would tell you to install a power utility? how would that happen? what driver, could possibly get installed by windows update that would tell you to do that?

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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by cmdrfred on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @02:39PM (#9500853)

Driver updates have been a part of windows update since 7.

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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by nandhp on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @05:51PM (#9502028)

Windows Update has offered driver updates since Windows 98.

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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by throwawayaway on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @06:38PM (#9502232)

that will install bare bones drivers and services, but not startup daemons, control panel software or anything that could give you a message telling you you need to install a power utility.

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Re:Lenovo: researchers find 'massive security risk' by minot on Thursday May 07, 2015 @01:37PM (#9506822)

I can attest that the little white flag in my notification tray linked me to lenovo support website telling me to get the power management utility.

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