[dayglored]

Ruh-roh.

[dayglored]

Bugs in the last place you want them ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

[dayglored]

For those not aware of the Management Engine, it’s a separate, independent CPU, buried in the main CPU, that can run even with most other functions disabled or turned off. There are previous Windows Ping List threads on this topic.

[MeganC]

Is this a flaw or is it one of those ‘features’ that the NSA blackmailed Intel into creating for them?

[Terry L Smith]

You can thank the guys that work in the “intelligence community”, who are the “cyberwarriors”, these days.

More like TSA rejects, if you ask me!

[Red Badger]

[RightGeek]

I spend more time than I care to think about updating my tech stuff. Or more precisely tracking down the updates.

[zeugma]

I ran the provided 'detection tool' from Intel. It was next to useless on my system. Here's the output:

Detection Error: This system may be vulnerable, please install the Intel(R) MEI/TXEI driver (available from your system manufacturer).

I don't have a system manufacturer, as I built this computer myself.

[RinaseaofDs]

Maybe they can fix the deprecation routine that slows the PC down gradually over time until it simply fails to run anymore.

I never understood why a perfectly good computer running a limited number of application gradually slows to the point of unusability.

[mad_as_he$$]

Thanks. Sent this to my SA and he came right back and said that he had already patched two of my systems. The rest are too old to be vulnerable.

[Regulator]

Um Yeah

That’s what happens when you hire armies of H1-Bs to regurgitate CrapCode day and night

It has memory leaks, crashes all the time for no good reason, and has backdoors everywhere since nobody thought about it and the Configuration Mgmt guys didn’t know or care

[Hattie]

I disabled mine in Device Manager a long time ago. Could find no one who knew why it was there or what it did. Just turn it off.

[Chode]

wonderful...

[Swordmaker]

Intel processors have a critical flaw inside their Management Engine, a deeply hidden separate processor inside the primary processor that is entirely independent of any operating system that is available to outside managers. Unfortunately, the flaws make it available to hackers as well. This has potential to affect Macs which also use Intel processors as well. — PING!

Intel Mac & PC Security Alert
Ping!

The latest Apple/Mac/iOS Pings can be found by searching Keyword "ApplePingList" on FreeRepublic's Search.

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me

[TChad]

From Intel:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025619/software.html

The linked page contains links to some computer manufacturers, giving their recommended responses to this mess. There is also a link to a detection tool.

[grey_whiskers]

How many of these COTS chips (no doubt thoughtfully built in China) are in our military hardware? Wonder what’ll happen wwhen we go to defend Taiwan with our carriers and the Aegis cruisers all shut down?

[TChris]

Don't know if they're entirely clean either, but I've used AMD processors since the 90's.

Much better value.

[MayflowerMadam]

A tech guy on Fox mentioned 2015 as the year to be aware of. I’d like to know where the cutoff is — a date during 2015 or just after 2015.

[Gideon7]

I manage the server IT for a couple colleges that have SuperMicro Xeon rack mount servers that I built in 2011 and later upgraded to newer Xeon CPUs that have the vulberabilities (ugh).

I dont think SuperMicro will release new BIOS firmware for such old mobos so I think we are screwed.

[pigsmith]

Bfl