How to Test Your PC for the New "Superfish" Security Vulnerability

Superfish ships preloaded on many Lenovo computers, but can also be installed onanymachine.

Here’s what’s going on and how to test if you’re infected.

What Superfish Is

Not only that, but Superfish also intercepts HTTPS connections.

Uninstalling and removing Superfish is a bit more complicated, though.

Right-select “Superfish Inc VisualDiscovery” and select “Uninstall,” then input your administrator password.

Next, you should probably uninstall the certificates.

Head back to the Start menu and search for certmgr.msc.

With that, your system should be clear of Superfish.

However, most people, including Microsoft themselves, say removing the certificates should be adequate.

Photo byVertes Edmond Mihai.