lew Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 Article from Malwarebytes on the latest bugs that could attack your computer https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social Link to comment
Grandpadave52 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Thanks Lew. Hope they've updated their "free" version already. Link to comment
lew Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Here's another take on the latest malware/virus- https://www.techsupportalert.com/content/word-about-spectre-and-meltdown.htm Link to comment
Cliff Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 I LAUGH at such things~!!!!! I have absolutely NO PROTECTION at all on my computer~!!! I can surf any sire no matter how dangerous I can even go P to P with bad actors I can log directly to a RansomWare sight I'm running Linux. Nothing can touch me. Link to comment
lew Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Not so fast, my young and foolish friend- http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-linux-is-dealing-with-meltdown-and-spectre/ This particular nasty bug is exploiting a vulnerability in the CPU's not the operating system. Link to comment
Stick486 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 4 hours ago, Cliff said: I'm running Linux. Nothing can touch me. good luck w/ that.... https://www.linux.com/news/linux-download-site-hacked-infected Link to comment
Stick486 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 4:06 PM, lew said: Article from Malwarebytes on the latest bugs that could attack your computer https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social Thanks, MS; I really appreciated your forcing an upgrade that won't let PC's boot up...https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-...ootable-brick/ World wide that's a lot of machines down...I hope they sue Redmond's arse off. Link to comment
lew Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 7 hours ago, Stick486 said: Thanks, MS; I really appreciated your forcing an upgrade that won't let PC's boot up...https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-...ootable-brick/ World wide that's a lot of machines down...I hope they sue Redmond's arse off. Dead Link Link to comment
lew Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 More help- https://www.askvg.com/guide-everything-you-need-to-know-about-meltdown-and-spectre-vulnerabilities/ Link to comment
Stick486 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 26 minutes ago, lew said: Dead Link try this one... https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-amd-spectre-meltdown-halt-chip-patches-pcs-unbootable-brick/ Link to comment
lew Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Just one more reason to stay with Intel products Link to comment
Stick486 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 34 minutes ago, lew said: Just one more reason to stay with Intel products Link to comment
lew Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Oh, but I am! Link to comment
Stick486 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 best make this a agree to disagree and drive on... Link to comment
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