Comment on The picture isn't even of my yard

• mark3748@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  It was firmware-level, and installed itself. Reinstalling the OS was not a solution.

  thehackernews.com/…/lenovo-rootkit-malware.html

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  • SlikPikker@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Seems Linux would be immune

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• seaQueue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Lots of OEMs now ship Dolby software and drivers preinstalled but without download packages available so you can’t do a clean install without losing features you paid for. ASUS is guilty of this one as well as having other software tied to the factory install ID. It’s always a good idea to take a factory condition backup or the machine before paving it over with a clean windows install.

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  • lud@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Seems like a manufacturer that one shouldn’t support.

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    • seaQueue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      You’re not wrong. Personally I take a backup of the drive in its factory state and then install Linux - I’m over Windows in general.

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