Pre-installed software on millions of Dell PCs has a vulnerability that malware can exploit to take over a computer. The vulnerability deals with the Dell SupportAssist software, which is ironically ...

Software that comes with a computer, tablet or smartphone. The operating system is the primary pre-installed software component. However, there may be several pre-installed applications as well, in ...

PC manufacturers, generally stuff your machines with pre-installed software to make extra money. So, although the manufacturer claims the product offers 32 GB of free space, it’s already 20% or more ...

Decrap my Computer is a lightweight, user friendly and free tool to remove unwanted programs from your Windows PC. Developed by the makers of the award winning jv16 Power Tools Windows Utility Suite, ...

I just got a new Lenovo x230. Lenovo seems to have pre-installed significant amounts of software (See the pic below). Some I obviously want to remove like the Norton Internet Secuirity Suite but with ...

If you own a Dell, now would be a good time to update your system. Even if your PC wasn’t manufactured by Dell, it’s possible that a new vulnerability affecting millions could apply to you.

In another example of a problem that is sadly familiar, Bill Demirkapi found a vulnerability in the support software that Dell installs on most of its new PCs. His method tricks the SupportAssist ...

The IdeaPad U260 arrived with a fresh copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit installed. The bundled software was on the light side and included programs such as McAfee Antivirus Plus, ooVoo and ...

Some users are receiving an error message while performing the tasks that require the use of Function keys. Some Function keys on laptops (from F1 to F12) can perform ...

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the IMDEA Networks Institute, in collaboration with the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) at Berkeley (USA) and Stony Brook University of New ...

Because we received the X-Slim X340 just before the Windows 7 launch, our review sample shipped with Vista Home Premium. A quick check at some of the online retailers offering this laptop shows it is ...

A large-scale independent study of pre-installed Android apps has cast a critical spotlight on the privacy and security risks that preloaded software poses to users of the Google developed mobile ...