Does your Computer Have VD?

Bob - you invite comments about Lenovo's intentions and you can have them - BLATANT LIES.

To think I have been trying to purchase one of their pc.s for months - glad Lenovo Singapore and USA stupidly refuse to export to Indonesia - would not touch one with a barge pole now.

I predict a huge drop in Lenovo stock.

So I take your advise seriously. I'm not computer smart but I can follow instructions.
The link to fillipo gives me a message "you're safe". Followed shortly by a message from Kaspersky that the site certificate is invalid, but I can accept it, which I do. That's repeated for a site "badfish". Accepted.
The message on fillipo changes to "you're infected"
So I follow the instructions, Lenovo removal tool finds nothing, there's nothing I can find in any certificate registry, Firefox, Thunderbird, IE.
Reboot system, begin again, same result.
It's been an interesting exploration but I'm puzzled.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I recommend disabling your anti-malware temporarily, and try the test again.

The real question is: Did Lenovo contact ALL of the purchasers to inform them of the need to download the program?

Any company doing business in or with China should not be trusted. For your own good . . stay away from them.

I for one would not buy a Lenovo Computer after knowing about this.I know all brands pack a lot of excess baggage into their new computers but it is fairly easy to get rid of if I don't want it on my computer. When it comes down to actually tampering with your security features, that is taking it too far.
I guess we only get what we pay for when it comes to products made in China. Too bad we don't see the hidden cost

I really appreciate your articles and all the helpful information they provide.

This came at a very interesting time for me. I WAS considering changing vendors of our company laptops. I have been using Dell but 6 of the last 6 laptops I have purchased have had issues, 2 that required complete replacements (at Dell's cost)so I was looking at Lenovos, a little bit pricier but was seriously thinking of going in that direction. Although I know this supposedly did not affect enterprise systems, none the less, I can't really trust a company that makes this kind of decision and then claims it's not a security thereat. So it's back to researching for a reliable manufacture at a decent price.IBM never should have sold out to a Chinese holding company.

Bali Rob- I hope that you will forgive my curiosity, but just how long is a barge pole?

Anyone who buys any of their products and is surprised when it is loaded with malware just isn't looking at reality. This is a government owned company in China. This malware is just the first that was detected. I wouldn't own anything from Lenovo even if they gave it to me. This is the enemy folks; they don't want anything good for this country.

I ran the online test and received the following message.
"YES, you have a big problem - even if it's not Komodia. Apparently no certificates checks are happening. That's BAD. Anyone can intercept the connections you make."
I don't know why there is nothing making the checks and I can't find anything on the web to tell me how to fix it (although I probably don't know enough to even search for the answer). Any help or explanation would be greatly appreciated.

I just bought a Lenovo desktop PC in October because of the reliability rating and I am very happy with it. So glad that it doesn't have VD. things keep getting worse all the time.

Thanks for the heads up. I've read much about Lenovos "oopsie" but your site is the first to tell us how to go about checking to see if our systems are infected. Thanks Bob

Thanks again Bob. Don't own any Lenovo products, never will now! This does raise my level of distrust of all things ran by computers. I often wonder when downloading, and those are ones you recommend, can I really trust this program. Will one day soneone, like on Person of Interest, flip a switch and take over all the personal computers, cars, machines, etc? I think it was Jesse James who said you'd bette keep a non-computer car around. I also noticed that James is now making guns. Will bullets become the new currency? Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean that their not watching.

Thanks again for a good read.

What is the matter with these stupid people? Did they think they wouldn't get caught? Thank heavens for the honest people in this world. They are the ones that protect us from the slime. I don't have a Lenovo and I checked my desk top unit and it came back clean. I don't think I'll ever buy a Lenovo after this mess.

THANK YOU!!! I was planning to buy a Lenovo later today!!! Those plans are permanently out the widow.

THANKS AGAIN!!

This from the Technology page in the New Zealand Herald 25/2/2015
to test if Superfish and Komodia are installed on your machine:- tinyurl.com/nzhsuperfishtest

Hello Everyone!

Now I'm afraid to purchase the MOTO X smartphone. I understand that Lenovo bought said device that was originally manufactured by Motorola (then Google). Now I worry that any product made by Lenovo could be compromised (security-wise) by a type of implanted malware like Superfish. I hope I am wrong in my summation 'cause I really want to purchase the MOTO X (or one of its siblings)!

I will NEVER use another Lenovo product again.

@ Jay R

Silly me especially when, as a boy, I used to help the lock keeper open the lock gates on that part of the Grand Union Canal that ran through Hertfordshire.

All of the standard 6 feet deep barge manufacturers provided each barge for the bargees front and rear to STEER their craft (NOT to propel) two TEN FOOT POLES (standard length). In my day the barges had three methods of propulsion 1) Horse-drawn 2) Manual 3) Petrol- engined. The poles were used for steering the barges around corners or to prevent collisions with other craft or the canal banks. All other poles of greater length were used for very shallow water not owned by the Grand Union Company.

So for years I have been reading your articles and learn from them. Now I just bought a new laptop yesterday - a Lenovo Edge 15 from Best Buy and guess what. It has Superfish installed. Today is March 31 2015. Weeks away from your article informing us of this malware installation yet the laptops are still being sold without any prior warning. Do I return it or do I just quietly remove it and go on with my life.....

EDITOR'S NOTE: Probably this was already manufactured and in the pipeline. If you're happy with the laptop and the price paid, I would just remove Superfish and go with it.