Lenovo has settled charges with the FTC and 32 state attorneys for shipping laptops preinstalled with Superfish adware. The Chinese hardware vendor has dodged crippling financial penalties. Lenovo must get affirmative consent from users before pre-installing any adware on their devices. Lenovo will be required to set up a software security program for any software preloaded on its laptops. The company is required to run the program for the next 20 years, and the FTC will subject Lenovo to third-party audits on the program s implementation.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/lenovo-gets-a-slap-on-the-wrist-for-superfish-adware-scandal/