I have heard of people saying their new computers came with Computrace enabled, I have not experienced this but I always check.īut recently I purchased a used computer, I had reinstalled the Windows OS to get rid of all the junk that comes with the Manufactures Installed Windows, but as I was going through the settings I realized that the Computrace was enabled. Just like any backdoor, it is adding vulnerabilities to your system, there is already multiple recent documented vulnerabilities with Computrace, worst of all is that all AntiVirus have this rootkit whitelisted. Package is still forced on your PC as long as Computrace is enabled in bios, even if you are not subscribed to it. Even if you are not subscribed to the service, the device is always calling home, the agent that is forces on your Operating System can copy files, run key loggers and other features like that. If you value your privacy, this is NOT a backdoor feature you want turned on in your computer. Reinstalling the OS, refreshing the BIOS, nothing will work to get rid of it.Ĭomputrace is often described as the LoJack of Laptops, here is more information about the application Anytime you buy a new or used Windows computers or Windows based tablet, one of the first things you should check is to make sure the Computrace feature was never turned on in the BIOS, unlike other asset tracking tools, once Computrace is turned on, it can never be turned off.
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