Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Lenovo and Superfish

A lawsuit has been filed against Superfish and Lenovo on the grounds of trespassing on personal property and violating wiretap laws, according to a report. An additional case has seen a class action lawsuit launched against Lenovo to serve any consumers who may have claims against the company, SMN Weekely reported.

Lenovo's headache has been worsening following the last week's revelations that many of its PCs include software program called Superfish Visual Discovery - an adware (or spyware) that tracks your Web searches and browsing activity to place additional ads on the sites. However, the software installs its own root certificate that leaves affected PCs more vulnerable to malware attacks.

The Chinese PC Maker has apologized for the problem and has already released software to remove it. "We messed up badly," said Peter Hortensius, Lenovo's chief technology officer, said last week.

Lenovo is the largest computer maker in the world and the line of laptops it has been producing is also decent. However, the fallout from the Superfish scandal could tarnish its reputation, eventually hurting the sales.

The individual suit filed February 19 in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of California by blogger Jessica Bennett charges that the Superfish software tracked her Internet use, invaded her privacy and damaged her computer, CNet reports.

Lenovo representative commented that it was company policy not to remark no instances of ongoing litigation, according to SMN Weekly.