spyware

HP has released driver updates for hundreds of notebook models to remove debugging code that an attacker could have abused as a keylogger component. The keylogging code was present in the SynTP.sys file, which is part of the Synaptics Touchpad driver that ships with some HP notebook models...

Customers say the driver is being installed without their permission. Lenovo has only just settled a massive $3.5 million fine for preinstalling adware on laptops without users' consent, and now it seems HP is getting in on the stealth installation action, too. According to numerous reports...