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Discussion in 'Tech Discussion' started by Adkiyota, Jan 5, 2018.

  1. corvax

    corvax Well-Known Member

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    What you have to do is accept the fact that there will always be a bug or a flaw that people can exploit... know what you put out there about yourself and don’t put anything out there that you don’t want others to have access too... even local files cant be truly secure unless you don’t connect to the internet and even then someone could break into your house
     
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    prongsjiisan Apostle of Violence

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    You're just too paranoid.. Relax men..
     
  3. SoulZer0

    SoulZer0 Heaven Refining

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    I don't think you know what flaw are they talking about
     
  4. SoulZer0

    SoulZer0 Heaven Refining

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    Zeroday isn't something that normal people can discover easily
     
  5. Adkiyota

    Adkiyota Well-Known Member

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    Thank you I just need someone to answer that and yes my antivirus are a-ok with window(I checked). Also yes I just check and my OS is the number I mentioned but it doesn't show the update in window update history and could you explain a little about the intel stuff. I not certain about the intel stuff is it easy do and were to check to see if my is ready to update or if it has that issue at all.If you know at all.
     
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    SoulZer0 Heaven Refining

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    No it's not, every single cpu from the last 20 years have this flaw.
     
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    prongsjiisan Apostle of Violence

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    Yeah my account stay safe..
     
  8. Jeebus

    Jeebus Well-Known Member

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    You can check your "System Information" in Windows to see what processor you have.
    You can access System Information by holding the windows key and then pressing R on your keyboard at the same time. This should bring up a little window. Type "msinfo32.exe" (excluding the quotes) into the text field in the new window and hit enter.
    If the word Intel is listed next to processor, then you have an Intel processor. Just about every processor Intel has produced in at least the last 10 years has the vulnerability. So, if you have an Intel processor in your computer, you will need to patch eventually.

    If you haven't received the patch yet, wait a bit. Microsoft is slowly rolling the patch out over the next 4 or 5 days. If you still haven't received the patch at that time, it may be worth using the registry edit and manually applying the patch if you are certain your antivirus has been updated to not break your computer when you patch.
     
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  9. Adkiyota

    Adkiyota Well-Known Member

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    Is it Microsoft giving the intel patch or do we need to get that from intel to fix the hardware. I am talking about the firmware update. Also, should I already have the update from window because of the OS number.
     
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    Porn doesn't even matter. Now that I'm actually owning a decent amount of cryptocurrencies and am do pretty much all my banking online, someone might actually cause significant monetary damage to me.
     
  11. Aurega

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    Firmware updates comes from your PC manufacturer most of the time. Expect them to take 2-3 weeks before they have a patch.

    Like people said, don't worry about your OS too much as it requires a lot before people can steal information from you. More critical is the fact that browsers can be used to attack, so updating your browsers (and enabling site isolation) should be the priority now. Other than that, as long as you don't visit dubious websites or run unknown executables you should be fine.
     
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    New as in every CPU made since 1995 to today.
     
  13. Adkiyota

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    Ok I have Intel as my processor but to update that I would look at my system model.
     
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    Calm down, maybe you already have the update. Check your settings for auto updates.
     
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    Adkiyota Well-Known Member

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    http://www.dell.com/support/article...ntel-me-txe-advisory--intel-sa-00086-?lang=en

    This is the update(I think for all dell Client not server client) for intel but I don't see mine anywhere on the list to be update at anytime. Pls check site before you comment plz.
     
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    The link you listed doesn't mention any of the CVE numbers associated with Meltdown or Spectre.
    Looks for these numbers:
    • CVE-2017-5753: bounds check bypass
    • CVE-2017-5715: branch target injection
    • CVE-2017-5754: rogue data cache load
    I didn't bother to check the CVE numbers listed on the site, but based on the language used, the link you listed probably involves disabling the Intel Management Engine, which was shown to be vulnerable to attack a couple months ago.
     
  17. Adkiyota

    Adkiyota Well-Known Member

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    Ok you are right here is a new site that I found with that information. If you could help by look and explain to me the information that would perfect..
    https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00088&languageid=en-fr
     
  18. Jeebus

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    That is the correct advisory. Not sure what you need to have explained. The actual method of the attack? What you should do about it?

    Intel's recommendation from the advisory:
     
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    So I should only be worried about update coming form window update and no were else?
    Also, thank you for the continue help.
     
  20. Jeebus

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    I won't claim to be an absolute expert when it comes to these vulnerabilities, but my understanding is that Intel has no means to fix the issue by changing the microcode in the processor itself. My understanding is that the fix involves changing how the kernel, which is part of the operating system, works. If my understanding is correct, the fix should only be coming by way of an OS patch, unless Intel finds a way to fix things with the microcode at a later date. Someone correct me if I'm incorrect about that.