Intel: Meltdown and Spectre Flaws - Computers face global slowdown

[Bapun]

Meltdown and Spectre
Meltdown and Spectre

 

[sumitroy]

Microsoft has warned users that its patches for the dangerous Meltdown CPU bug won't reach them if their third-party antivirus hasn't been updated to support this week's Windows security update.

By now Windows users should have received the patches Microsoft released yesterday to plug the widespread Meltdown bug and its companion Spectre, which expose most computers and phones to speculative execution side-channel attacks that affect chips from Intel, AMD, and Arm.

Windows Meltdown-Spectre patches: If you haven't got them, blame your antivirus | ZDNet

 

[Sarkar]

Windows Meltdown-Spectre patches: If you haven't got them, blame your antivirus | ZDNet

Now it's clear why sumit bro got update but i did not, I am done, i will never pay for 3rd party antivirus after the end of my kaspersky subscription in about a month, I will stick to Windows defender

 

[sumitroy]

Now it's clear why sumit bro got update but i did not, I am done, i will never pay for 3rd party antivirus after the end of my kaspersky subscription in about a month, I will stick to Windows defender

check this link: CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715, and CVE-2017-5754 (Meltdown and Spectre) Windows antivirus patch compatibility

 

[sumitroy]

No update released for computers running Windows 7 (maybe they roll out on Tuesday).

Microsoft issued an update for Windows 7 PC too but I didn't receive the update because it's running Kaspersky free antivirus . I'll uninstall Kaspersky and install Microsoft security essential

 

[Bapun]

https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/intel-issues-updates-protect-systems-security-exploits/

Arm Processor Security Update – Arm Developer

 

[Bapun]

Check This List to See If You’re Still Vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre [Updated]

 

[Speedmax13]

Mozilla Firefox Patched with release of 57.04, now SharedArrayBuffer feature is now disabled by default in the Firefox57.04

 

[Sarkar]

Microsoft issued an update for Windows 7 PC too but I didn't receive the update because it's running Kaspersky free antivirus . I'll uninstall Kaspersky and install Microsoft security essential

Moral of the story, never install 3rd party antivirus, os maker knows what is best for an os

 

[sumitroy]

The update is likely a security update to address the Spectre and Meltdown issue, with Microsoft saying:

• This build includes all the improvements from KB4056891.

KB4056891 reads:

• Security updates to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, Windows Graphics, Windows Kernel, Windows Subsystem for Linux, and the Windows SMB Server.

Windows 10 Mobile gets Spectre and Meltdown protection with new Cumulative Update - MSPoweruser