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HP has been shipping a keylogger with its computers for years

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Zangetsu
Zangetsu Original post #1
May 12, 2017 at 1:54 PM
A cybersecurity company has discovered that HP has been shipping a keylogger in its computers since β€œat least Christmas 2015.”

If your device is affected by the keylogger, head here for instructions on how to remove the program and delete all logs.

Source:
HP has been shipping a keylogger with its computers for years, sloppy code to blame – Tech2
B
May 12, 2017 at 6:23 PM
What more can you expect from the worst customer centric company in the world Harassment-Packard.
topgear
topgear #3
May 17, 2017 at 9:45 AM
not at all unexpected from HP but I believe HP is not only the one on this boat ;)
Desmond
Desmond #4
May 17, 2017 at 10:30 PM
First Lenovo, now HP.
Desmond
Desmond #5
May 17, 2017 at 10:31 PM
not at all unexpected from HP but I believe HP is not only the one on this boat ;)
Yes, Lenovo had that SuperFish adware bundled in their laptops. The backlash was so strong that they had to provide a tool to remove it.