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		mcantelon on April 30, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rootkit on a Brand new Toshiba laptop Blogpost says it actually isn't a "brand new" laptop and Toshiba has since removed the crapware.

mleonhard on May 1, 2011 [–]

Where does it say that?

By the way, I purchased a Toshiba T135 last year from Amazon and updated the BIOS several times. I can't find any trace of the CompuTrace backdoor, but I must say that my trust in Toshiba, DELL, and other laptop manufacturers has been severely shaken. This is infuriating.

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