Lenovo slapped with lawsuit over Superfish adware

Lenovo has been sued by unhappy customers over the Superfish adware that apparently makes PCs susceptible to malware attacks.

According to Tech Crunch, a proposed class-action suit was filed late last week against Lenovo and Superfish, which charges both companies with "fraudulent" business practices and of making Lenovo PCs vulnerable to malware and malicious attacks by pre-loading the adware.

Plaintiff Jessica Bennett has claimed in the lawsuit that her laptop was damaged due to Superfish.

Referring to the adware as "spyware", she went on to accuse Lenovo and Superfish of breeching her right to privacy and of studying her internet browser habits and cashing in on it.

The lawsuit was reportedly filed after Lenovo admitted to pre-loading Superfish on some consumer PCs.