Lenovo reveals laptops infected by Superfish adware, but says ThinkPad line unaffected

Roland Moore-Colyer
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Yoga series affected by adware but ThinkPad devices and smartphones are in the clear

Lenovo has listed the laptops that contained the Superfish adware, promising business users that their devices are unaffected by the software. A statement from Lenovo revealed that Superfish may...

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