Lenovo warns bloatware on laptops and desktops leaving users open to attack

Dave Neal
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Firm tells uses to remove pointless Lenovo Accelerator Application software

Lenovo has acknowledged that a piece of bloatware on a huge number of its laptops and desktops devices called Lenovo Accelerator Application is insecure and leaving users open to attack. Lenovo ...

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