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Lenovo Superfish Breaks HTTPS – Daily Security Byte EP.27

February 19, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Not only does Lenovo ship with adware on their laptops, but this “Superfish” program breaks the sanctity of your HTTPS, allowing attackers to man-in-the-middle your “secure” web connections. Watch today’s video to learn what to do.

(Episode Runtime: 2:15)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Fdo9bCeBw

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Ars describes Superfish’s HTTPS MitM – Ars Technica
  • Great post on decrypting the Superfish key – ErrataSec
  • Removing the Superfish certificate – Trend Micro
  • Superfish vulnerability test websites:
    • filippo.io/Badfish/
    • canibesuperphished.com

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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