Lenovo laptop users, a warning

[Louis]

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/lenovo-pcs-ship-with-man-in-the-middle-adware-that-breaks-https-connections/

List of affected PC's (Consumer laptops shipped between October and December 2014);

G Series: G410, G510, G710, G40-70, G50-70, G40-30, G50-30, G40-45, G50-45
U Series: U330P, U430P, U330Touch, U430Touch, U530Touch
Y Series: Y430P, Y40-70, Y50-70
Z Series: Z40-75, Z50-75, Z40-70, Z50-70
S Series: S310, S410, S40-70, S415, S415Touch, S20-30, S20-30Touch
Flex Series: Flex2 14D, Flex2 15D, Flex2 14, Flex2 15, Flex2 14(BTM), Flex2 15(BTM), Flex 10
MIIX Series: MIIX2-8, MIIX2-10, MIIX2-11
YOGA Series: YOGA2Pro-13, YOGA2-13, YOGA2-11BTM, YOGA2-11HSW
E Series: E10-30

[sans.terre]

phew. Thinkpad 4 life.

[Finn the Human]

At least the 1991 thinkpad I threw away at the dump is safe.

[weedbix]

Speaking of HTTPS and MITM attacks, this is a bit random, but if anyone out there is into tethering a phone or tablet avoid the PDANET app at all costs

[LeonLikesToRock]

I think my lappy is probably too old to get that stuff haha.

[conormckeon]

Speaking of HTTPS and MITM attacks, this is a bit random, but if anyone out there is into tethering a phone or tablet avoid the PDANET app at all costs

What's wrong with using PDANET?

[badlight]

Speaking of HTTPS and MITM attacks, this is a bit random, but if anyone out there is into tethering a phone or tablet avoid the PDANET app at all costs

What's wrong with using PDANET?

I am curious as well. I used to use it cause my computers wireless NIC sucked.

[weedbix]

It's more sus than a 4am kebab

[MEAT]

BORING

[slvtn]

If you buy a Lenovo, you either buy a Thinkpad or crap.

[Mychaylo]

Ran avg this morning, found it to be a threat and wiped it for me.

[O.G. David]

Scored a Lenovo T61 with windows 7, seems pretty cool so far.

[streetStreet]

At least the 1991 thinkpad I threw away at the dump is safe.

was it actually though.