In some computer models is a utility very difficult to detect and remove, so here is how to get rid
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What a producer fill you just bought your computer with the software he wants is a practice boring, but that is not surprising anymore. If one wants the PC clean reinstall Windows from DVD and you’re done. This time, however, went a step further: it emerged, through the reporting of suspicious users and then security experts, that in some models Lenovo uses a function of the operating system to install the software even when you install everything from scratch . In short: you do not know it’s there, and even if you know it is rid of a business.
The head is Lenovo Service Engine (LSE), a utility included on the bios that automatically download a program, OneKey Optimizer , and sends system data (the company ensures anonymous) to a Lenovo server. When you boot after a new installation of Windows, LSE is automatically re-installed without your knowledge (here the dynamics are explained in detail). In practice, something very similar to a rootkit.
The problem, beyond the legitimacy of such a technique and good faith or not Lenovo, is that it is to generate a flaw security , which can open the door to malicious attacks. And moreover, it is not possible to know, right now, even if other manufacturers have adopted similar practices.
Who owns a Lenovo PC, however, now be remedied: the company’s support site explains how to disable LSE and lists the models involved.
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