Lenovo has shipped consumer PCs with software designed to offer a visual shopping experience. But in reality it’s adware that breaks HTTPS online leaving customers vulnerable to attack and information theft. Researchers have discovered that not only does Superfish inject ads; it also breaks SSL by installing a self-signed root certificate that can intercept encrypted traffic for any secured website a user visits. Lenovo said systems were shipped with Visual Discovery installed between September and December 2014. If you own one of these laptops, you can visually check for Superfish by visiting: https://filippo.io/Badfish/”]