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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 There was something about this a while back or related. Lenovo had installed spyware or other malaware on the actual computers. I guess as they got caught out and decided to find some other tactic There was also a report that their sales are down, this is usually attributed to people using phones and tablets more, however after reports such as this, perhaps we should read in to that differently, The original exposure damaged their reputation, so is it any wonder that people don't trust them, or may not trust them, perhaps people are starting to wise up, esp after what Snowden revealed about mass surveillance. Paul On 21/08/15 09:12, Julian Hall wrote: > Hi All, > > Received this from a friend. > > Julian > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: HP and Lenovo caught > installing malware in the BIOS Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 08:53:36 > +0100 > > So it can't be removed even by reformatting your hard drive... > > Apparently this was mandated by Microsoft... > > I always said that UEFI was a thoroughly bad concept as it allows > individual OEMs (as well as hackers and spies) to install > non-removable crapware. > > The bottom line is that you're much better off with old machines > with a traditional BIOS. UEFI is just a hacker's paradise :( > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/12/lenovo_firmware_nasty/ > > Fortunately, this time it only affects systems running Windows 8 > or above. Windows 7 and Linux are unaffected as the malware is run > from the Windows stack, but they could have just as easily run it > from the UEFI itself and then it would be cross-platform :( > > Lenovo have released an updated firmware patch that (allegedly) > removes this. > > This seems to be a feature of Windows 8 OEM machines (desktops as > well as laptops), not specific to Lenovo or HP (They were just the > ones where it was discovered first) > > Not sure if it exists in the UEFI of OEM motherboards - that would > seem unlikely, but you never know. > > -- > > All government snoopers have very small penises > > > > > > - -- http://www.zleap.net @zleap14 @zleap14 diaspora : zleap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Documentation lead @ ToriOS http://www.torios.org Torbay Tech Jam http://torbaytechjam.org.uk -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iEYEARECAAYFAlXXBooACgkQaggq1k2FJq139ACfYmcgw0tXaRSUH1rnl7aIRoys ydwAniL3Sa0rar5vizM0nNbgCCEzCfgA =Vzao -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq