Re:Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
by tedunangst on Monday May 11, 2015 @05:48PM
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> the relevant question would be what a average person would have to pay in order to remove the malware and restore damages
And since the malware has already been removed at no cost, the actual, not just hypothetical, answer to that question is zero.
Re:Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
by belorn on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @07:25AM
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The removal tool still need to be downloaded and run as per lenovo's website (http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1931&v...). The malware still exist in laptops today and a professional would have to download the file, run it, and verify the removal of the infected malware to repair the machine.
What I do normally see is the court looking for guidelines regarding damages, and here the relevant question would be what a average person would have to pay in order to remove the malware and restore damages. A laywer could present rates of reputable repair shops has charge clients, and the defense lawyer could argue that the update helped reduce the time a professional would take.