Superfish adware was discovered in the pre-delivered software with Lenovo laptops back in late 2014, leaving users open to listening to others and other similar attacks. At first we thought that this was all malware had affected but security experts have discovered the bug is actually present elsewhere as malware 'Superfish' found in games and software.
Software that may have installed the "Superfish" could be a parental control software and independent researcher Marc Rogers warned all parents who have installed software that control what their children can view on the Internet, they should immediately check whether their computers are affected. Most anti-virus and anti-spyware programs should pick up malware, but unfortunately, it was noted that Superfish can go unnoticed. A free online verification has been made available to all those that you think they may have been affected.
Research by Facebook found that more than 6,000 Facebook users have been affected by SSL attacks since 2012, the kind that targets the security certificates on Web pages, those that allow navigation safe and secure. They found that the Komodia company Superfish in Lenovo laptops as part of third-party applications. Since the revelation, Komodia have since suffered from various DDoS attacks.
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