Intel to Allow Antivirus Engines to Use Integrated GPUs for Malware Scanning

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/intel-to-allow-antivirus-engines-to-use-integrated-gpus-for-malware-scanning/

Intel announced yesterday at the RSA 2018 security conference several new security-focused technologies, among which is a feature that will let security products offload virus scanning operations to integrated graphics processors embedded with some Intel CPUs.
The name of this new technology is Intel Accelerated Memory Scanning. Intel says it developed this new capability to allow antivirus engines to cut down on CPU utilization, freeing up resources for other apps but also saving battery life by using embedded GPUs, when present.
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