Lenovo faces the ire of its consumers with the "Superfish" controversy. (Photo : Reuters)
Lenovo Group Ltd. recently announced that it will be offering six months of free antivirus software after it received the ire of its consumers for the adware “Superfish” that made users hack-vulnerable.
On Friday, the China-owned computer seller said that the affected costumers can avail a six-month McAfee LiveSafe antivirus software.
Along with the free antivirus statement, the firm also said that it will be cutting down the number of preloaded software on the PCs it will release to the market. It furthermore pledged that it will publicize all the necessary information about the software preloaded to its computers.
"We are starting immediately, and by the time we launch our Windows 10 products, our standard image will only include the operating system and related software, software required to make hardware work well," the company stated.
Last week, the company was put in a bad light after security researchers revealed that the preinstalled, ad-serving software called "Superfish" has made hackers' job easier. With the adware, hackers now have an easy access to encrypted Web data and online passwords.
"The events of last week reinforce the principle that customer experience, security and privacy must be our top priorities. With this in mind, we will significantly reduce preloaded applications," Lenovo said in an official statement.
On Thursday, Lenovo ensured that it has already stopped distributing computers with the said software earlier in January.
