I would like to believe that this situation with Lenovo and Superfish is an isolated incident, but given the profitability of selling load space at the PC factory level, I would imagine there are several other pieces of malicious software installed on other manufacturer hardware. These linked articles and the embedded Youtube video can give you a bit more information about this problem and how to address it on your hardware. At the end of the day, the best practice for any new PC purchase is to re-image the device and start with a clean slate, but this is not always an option for the less technically inclined.
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