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by voldacar 2586 days ago
Lenovo has bundled pre-installed malware with their computers[0][1], even going so far as to include a rootkit[2].

[0] http://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-accused-of-pushing-super...

[1] http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/windows-pcs/len...

[2] https://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-rootkit-ensured-its-sof...

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As far as we know, the Think* (ex-IBM) product line has been free of such shenanigans, though.
Yeah. Those tend to have more easily replacable firmware, though.