It looks like Lenovo has been installing adware onto new consumer computers from the company that activates when taken out of the box for the first time. The_adware, named Superfish, is reportedly installed on a number of Lenovo’s consumer_laptops out of the box. The software injects third-party ads on Google searches and websites without the user’s permission. Superfish appears to affect Internet Explorer and Google Chrome on these Lenovo computers. A Lenovo community administrator, Mark Hopkins, wrote in late January that the software would be temporarily removed from current systems after irate users complained_of popups and other unwanted behavior: We_have…

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