The type of dangerous adware that Lenovo pre-loaded on PCs earlier this year will soon be banned entirely from Windows devices.
In a post on its TechNet blog (via Engadget), Microsoft said it will no longer allow ad injection software that uses man-in-the-middle techniques, such as injection by proxy, changing DNS settings, and network layer manipulation. Microsoft will begin enforcing the rules on March 31, 2016.
Once the policy goes into effect, adware will only be allowed through browsers official extensibility methods. In other words, if you want to see adware in Chrome for some reason, youll have to go to the Chrome Web Store and install it yourself. Youd then be able to uninstall the adware just as easily through Chromes extensions menu.
Källa: Microsoft is banning the adware method that caused Lenovos Superfish scandal | CSO Online
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