1. MNDMorris

    Windows 10 NTFS.SYS BSOD Loop - Unique Situation.

    Hi This is my first post on the forums as i'm unable to find the solution online. I've searched all over Google for a similar case to mine and i'm yet to find any. I recently ran in to a BSOD during gaming on Windows 10 64-bit. It occurred when I was playing Black Ops 4. I managed to get two...
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    • bios bsod corrupted driver crash debugging drivers gaming gpu m.2 ssd meltdown memory motherboard ntfs overclocking performance safe mode spectre system restore usb installation windows 10
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
  2. P

    Windows 7 Exactly which Updates KB...... are responsible for Spectre & Meltdown?

    Does someone know and tell me the list of Win 7 Updates KB...... which are responsible for fixing Spectre & Meltdown (from the Windows side (not by BIOS-fimware updates))? May be there is a comprehensive list published in Internet? My intention is NOT to install these patches, but on the...
    • pstein
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    • exclusions kb patch meltdown patch management security spectre system performance update update identifiers windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. kemical

    Intel Foreshadow vulnerability

    Intel has revealed another major security vulnerability in its CPUs, similar to the Meltdown/Spectre vulnerabilities revealed earlier this year. It is understood that at this time there are no current exploits and further information can be found on the released Link Removed . AMD chips are...
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    • amd cache cache timing cpu cybersecurity exploit hardware information disclosure intel l1tf meltdown mitigation processor security side-channel spectre speculative execution technology vulnerability
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  4. P

    Windows 7 How to find out which Spectre (NG) & Meltdown updates are locally installed?

    Assume I updated oocasionally my Win 7 system. How can I find out which of the many Win 7 Spectre, Meltdown and Spectre NG updates are currently locally installed? Peter
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    • local installation meltdown patch management security spectre system information troubleshooting update vulnerability windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. News

    TA18-141A: Side-Channel Vulnerability Variants 3a and 4

    Original release date: May 21, 2018 Systems Affected CPU hardware implementations Overview On May 21, 2018, new variants—known as 3A and 4—of the side-channel central processing unit (CPU) hardware vulnerability were Link Removed. These variants can allow an attacker to obtain access to...
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    • attack cpu cve-2017-5715 cve-2017-5753 cve-2017-5754 cve-2018-3639 cve-2018-3640 exfiltration hardware impact meltdown mitigation patch security side-channel software spectre variant variant 3a vulnerability
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Security Alerts
  6. kemical

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Meltdown patch from January opened up a vulnerability way worse .

    Total Meltdown? Is my system vulnerable? Only Windows 7 x64 systems patched with the 2018-01 or 2018-02 patches are vulnerable. If your system isn't patched since December 2017 or if it's patched with the 2018-03 2018-03-29 patches or later it will be secure. Reference and further...
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    • 2018 updates exploitation in-process memory kernel memory meltdown memory access memory mapping patch performance process management read/write security unprivileged access update user awareness vulnerability windows 7 windows security
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  7. pnamajck

    amd chips are not exempt …

    make no mistake … even amd chips are not exempt … beware.
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    • amd bugs chip computing cybersecurity exemption flaw hacks hardware industry issues meltdown performance research risk security spectre tech news vulnerability warning
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Security
  8. kemical

    Recent Microsoft updates and AMD

    Recently the updates released by Microsoft to combat Meltdown and Spectre have caused some boot issues for those running with certain AMD processors. (this issue is only affecting older AMD cpu's apparently) January 3, 2018—KB4056897 (Security-only update) January 9, 2018—KB4056894 (Monthly...
    • kemical
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    • amd boot issues chipset cpu customers extended security updates january meltdown microsoft monthly rollup os build rollback security spectre tech support temp pause unbootable update vulnerability windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Security
  9. News

    TA18-004A: Meltdown and Spectre Side-Channel Vulnerability Guidance

    Original release date: January 04, 2018 Systems Affected CPU hardware implementations Overview On January 3, 2018, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) became aware of a set of security vulnerabilities—known as Meltdown and Spectre— that affect modern...
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    • advisory amazon architecture attack cloud solutions cpu cybersecurity guidance information kernel linux meltdown mitigation nccic patch performance security spectre vulnerability
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Security Alerts
  10. kemical

    Meltdown and Spectre: CPU vulnerabilities patched

    New vulnerabilities have recently been discovered with modern cpu's: It would seem Intel are more prone to attack than AMD: Meltdown and Spectre Microsoft have released patches which will be available via Windows update. If like me yours hasn't arrived then download the standalone...
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    • amd cloud solutions cpu data theft desktop exploitation hardware intel laptop meltdown patch privacy security spectre update vulnerability windows 10 windows 7 windows 8.1
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Windows Security