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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 65228" data-source="post: 703727"><p>Meltdown doesn't affect AMD as far as I am aware, but a variant of Spectre definitely does (not all the different variants of it).</p><p></p><p>I've not said that the vulnerability is due to Windows, you're putting words into my mouth; the vulnerability is present in the hardware. I merely said that the original poster should use a Chromebook with ChromeOS unless they really need to use Windows, because Windows is a lot less safer in terms of available attack vectors.</p><p></p><p>AMD processors are confirmed to be affected by a variant of the Spectre vulnerability, which is to do with speculative referencing with memory. It's an issue with the branch prediction implementations - access checks not being enforced properly for trust levels of the requester.</p><p></p><p>Whether a Chromebook uses an Intel processor or not (I believe there are also other CPUs available for a Chromebook but I am not sure), it doesn't change the fact that a Chromebook will provide less attack vectors generally speaking. Firstly, while Linux is still targeted by attackers with malicious software (of course), it is less common compared to Windows because malware authors are likely to have an increased success ratio targeting Windows, or even OS X - and such native Linux applications won't even run on a ChromeOS due to its design and you don't have to install the supported applications. And secondly, ChromeOS is very restricted in what can actually be done and you can disable things to improve the protection even further - while maintaining usability to do what it is designed for, such as browsing the web in a secure manner. A Chromebook is perfect for an average Joe.</p><p></p><p>All the facts of the recent scenario aren't laid out on the table yet so all of us here could be wrong, or some of us, or none of us - we'll all be waiting many more months from now for incorrect information to be corrected and new information to have a light shone upon it. We'll have to wait and see. If it turns out Meltdown can be adapted to attack a system using AMD (or already has been without me becoming aware) then fair play, if I am wrong then I am wrong. But I certainly did not say the vulnerability was down to Windows, so please don't imply that I have done. As well as this, it is factually proven already that more recent vulnerabilities affect Intel over AMD - whether this will change will be uncovered in due time, anything can happen around the corner and none of us should ever count our chickens, but to date, that is factual.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 65228, post: 703727"] Meltdown doesn't affect AMD as far as I am aware, but a variant of Spectre definitely does (not all the different variants of it). I've not said that the vulnerability is due to Windows, you're putting words into my mouth; the vulnerability is present in the hardware. I merely said that the original poster should use a Chromebook with ChromeOS unless they really need to use Windows, because Windows is a lot less safer in terms of available attack vectors. AMD processors are confirmed to be affected by a variant of the Spectre vulnerability, which is to do with speculative referencing with memory. It's an issue with the branch prediction implementations - access checks not being enforced properly for trust levels of the requester. Whether a Chromebook uses an Intel processor or not (I believe there are also other CPUs available for a Chromebook but I am not sure), it doesn't change the fact that a Chromebook will provide less attack vectors generally speaking. Firstly, while Linux is still targeted by attackers with malicious software (of course), it is less common compared to Windows because malware authors are likely to have an increased success ratio targeting Windows, or even OS X - and such native Linux applications won't even run on a ChromeOS due to its design and you don't have to install the supported applications. And secondly, ChromeOS is very restricted in what can actually be done and you can disable things to improve the protection even further - while maintaining usability to do what it is designed for, such as browsing the web in a secure manner. A Chromebook is perfect for an average Joe. All the facts of the recent scenario aren't laid out on the table yet so all of us here could be wrong, or some of us, or none of us - we'll all be waiting many more months from now for incorrect information to be corrected and new information to have a light shone upon it. We'll have to wait and see. If it turns out Meltdown can be adapted to attack a system using AMD (or already has been without me becoming aware) then fair play, if I am wrong then I am wrong. But I certainly did not say the vulnerability was down to Windows, so please don't imply that I have done. As well as this, it is factually proven already that more recent vulnerabilities affect Intel over AMD - whether this will change will be uncovered in due time, anything can happen around the corner and none of us should ever count our chickens, but to date, that is factual. [/QUOTE]
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