Spectre V2, what to do whith the PC
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I have a PC running AMD E1-1200 processor which is not getting any microcode updates from my PC manufacturer.
In my opinion it is vulnerable to Spectre V2. What should I do whith my PC? Can I use it or is it better to dispose of it?
windows-8 spectre
asked Dec 7 at 20:16
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I have a PC running AMD E1-1200 processor which is not getting any microcode updates from my PC manufacturer.
In my opinion it is vulnerable to Spectre V2. What should I do whith my PC? Can I use it or is it better to dispose of it?
windows-8 spectre
asked Dec 7 at 20:16
Alex
111
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Spectre is a scarecrow. For such a CPU vulnerability to be exploited, your computer must first be infected. If you are already infected, why should you care about Spectre? Don't dispose of a perfectly good PC.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:24
To use Spectre V2 the PC must not be infected. It is even possible to read sensible data (WiFi key? Administrator password?) from just enterring a Web site whith harmfull java code.
– Alex
Dec 7 at 20:30
If someone gets to execute Java on your computer and escape out of the sandbox, there are so many easier attacks. Spectre of any version is ultra-hard to implement, and there are downsides that the patches slow down the computer, and new variants of Spectre are demonstrated all the time. I suggest locking down your computer is much more effective. Besides, who allows nowadays Java to execute in the browser? The major browsers are starting to reject Java unconditionally, so running it in the browser will soon become impossible. JavaScript and HTML5 are not vulnerable to Spectre.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:46
@Alex - Says whom? Because to exploit a vulnerability you must certainly must already be infected with a malicious file. However, are you sure your processor is even vulnerable, because Spectre to my knowledge was primarily an Intel issue and when it wasn’t could be patched at the OS level.
– Ramhound
Dec 7 at 20:51
@harrymc Does Spectre V2 need a firmware update? Or can the OS mitigate it. I couldnt find anything specific in a short search
– Keltari
Dec 9 at 4:19
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I have a PC running AMD E1-1200 processor which is not getting any microcode updates from my PC manufacturer.
In my opinion it is vulnerable to Spectre V2. What should I do whith my PC? Can I use it or is it better to dispose of it?
windows-8 spectre
asked Dec 7 at 20:16
Alex
111
I have a PC running AMD E1-1200 processor which is not getting any microcode updates from my PC manufacturer.
In my opinion it is vulnerable to Spectre V2. What should I do whith my PC? Can I use it or is it better to dispose of it?
windows-8 spectre
windows-8 spectre
asked Dec 7 at 20:16
Alex
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asked Dec 7 at 20:16
Alex
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asked Dec 7 at 20:16
Alex
111
asked Dec 7 at 20:16
Alex
111
asked Dec 7 at 20:16
Alex
111
111
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Spectre is a scarecrow. For such a CPU vulnerability to be exploited, your computer must first be infected. If you are already infected, why should you care about Spectre? Don't dispose of a perfectly good PC.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:24
To use Spectre V2 the PC must not be infected. It is even possible to read sensible data (WiFi key? Administrator password?) from just enterring a Web site whith harmfull java code.
– Alex
Dec 7 at 20:30
If someone gets to execute Java on your computer and escape out of the sandbox, there are so many easier attacks. Spectre of any version is ultra-hard to implement, and there are downsides that the patches slow down the computer, and new variants of Spectre are demonstrated all the time. I suggest locking down your computer is much more effective. Besides, who allows nowadays Java to execute in the browser? The major browsers are starting to reject Java unconditionally, so running it in the browser will soon become impossible. JavaScript and HTML5 are not vulnerable to Spectre.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:46
@Alex - Says whom? Because to exploit a vulnerability you must certainly must already be infected with a malicious file. However, are you sure your processor is even vulnerable, because Spectre to my knowledge was primarily an Intel issue and when it wasn’t could be patched at the OS level.
– Ramhound
Dec 7 at 20:51
@harrymc Does Spectre V2 need a firmware update? Or can the OS mitigate it. I couldnt find anything specific in a short search
– Keltari
Dec 9 at 4:19
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Spectre is a scarecrow. For such a CPU vulnerability to be exploited, your computer must first be infected. If you are already infected, why should you care about Spectre? Don't dispose of a perfectly good PC.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:24
To use Spectre V2 the PC must not be infected. It is even possible to read sensible data (WiFi key? Administrator password?) from just enterring a Web site whith harmfull java code.
– Alex
Dec 7 at 20:30
If someone gets to execute Java on your computer and escape out of the sandbox, there are so many easier attacks. Spectre of any version is ultra-hard to implement, and there are downsides that the patches slow down the computer, and new variants of Spectre are demonstrated all the time. I suggest locking down your computer is much more effective. Besides, who allows nowadays Java to execute in the browser? The major browsers are starting to reject Java unconditionally, so running it in the browser will soon become impossible. JavaScript and HTML5 are not vulnerable to Spectre.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:46
@Alex - Says whom? Because to exploit a vulnerability you must certainly must already be infected with a malicious file. However, are you sure your processor is even vulnerable, because Spectre to my knowledge was primarily an Intel issue and when it wasn’t could be patched at the OS level.
– Ramhound
Dec 7 at 20:51
@harrymc Does Spectre V2 need a firmware update? Or can the OS mitigate it. I couldnt find anything specific in a short search
– Keltari
Dec 9 at 4:19
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Spectre is a scarecrow. For such a CPU vulnerability to be exploited, your computer must first be infected. If you are already infected, why should you care about Spectre? Don't dispose of a perfectly good PC.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:24
Spectre is a scarecrow. For such a CPU vulnerability to be exploited, your computer must first be infected. If you are already infected, why should you care about Spectre? Don't dispose of a perfectly good PC.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:24
To use Spectre V2 the PC must not be infected. It is even possible to read sensible data (WiFi key? Administrator password?) from just enterring a Web site whith harmfull java code.
– Alex
Dec 7 at 20:30
To use Spectre V2 the PC must not be infected. It is even possible to read sensible data (WiFi key? Administrator password?) from just enterring a Web site whith harmfull java code.
– Alex
Dec 7 at 20:30
If someone gets to execute Java on your computer and escape out of the sandbox, there are so many easier attacks. Spectre of any version is ultra-hard to implement, and there are downsides that the patches slow down the computer, and new variants of Spectre are demonstrated all the time. I suggest locking down your computer is much more effective. Besides, who allows nowadays Java to execute in the browser? The major browsers are starting to reject Java unconditionally, so running it in the browser will soon become impossible. JavaScript and HTML5 are not vulnerable to Spectre.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:46
If someone gets to execute Java on your computer and escape out of the sandbox, there are so many easier attacks. Spectre of any version is ultra-hard to implement, and there are downsides that the patches slow down the computer, and new variants of Spectre are demonstrated all the time. I suggest locking down your computer is much more effective. Besides, who allows nowadays Java to execute in the browser? The major browsers are starting to reject Java unconditionally, so running it in the browser will soon become impossible. JavaScript and HTML5 are not vulnerable to Spectre.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:46
@Alex - Says whom? Because to exploit a vulnerability you must certainly must already be infected with a malicious file. However, are you sure your processor is even vulnerable, because Spectre to my knowledge was primarily an Intel issue and when it wasn’t could be patched at the OS level.
– Ramhound
Dec 7 at 20:51
@Alex - Says whom? Because to exploit a vulnerability you must certainly must already be infected with a malicious file. However, are you sure your processor is even vulnerable, because Spectre to my knowledge was primarily an Intel issue and when it wasn’t could be patched at the OS level.
– Ramhound
Dec 7 at 20:51
@harrymc Does Spectre V2 need a firmware update? Or can the OS mitigate it. I couldnt find anything specific in a short search
– Keltari
Dec 9 at 4:19
@harrymc Does Spectre V2 need a firmware update? Or can the OS mitigate it. I couldnt find anything specific in a short search
– Keltari
Dec 9 at 4:19
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Spectre is a scarecrow. For such a CPU vulnerability to be exploited, your computer must first be infected. If you are already infected, why should you care about Spectre? Don't dispose of a perfectly good PC.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:24
To use Spectre V2 the PC must not be infected. It is even possible to read sensible data (WiFi key? Administrator password?) from just enterring a Web site whith harmfull java code.
– Alex
Dec 7 at 20:30
If someone gets to execute Java on your computer and escape out of the sandbox, there are so many easier attacks. Spectre of any version is ultra-hard to implement, and there are downsides that the patches slow down the computer, and new variants of Spectre are demonstrated all the time. I suggest locking down your computer is much more effective. Besides, who allows nowadays Java to execute in the browser? The major browsers are starting to reject Java unconditionally, so running it in the browser will soon become impossible. JavaScript and HTML5 are not vulnerable to Spectre.
– harrymc
Dec 7 at 20:46
@Alex - Says whom? Because to exploit a vulnerability you must certainly must already be infected with a malicious file. However, are you sure your processor is even vulnerable, because Spectre to my knowledge was primarily an Intel issue and when it wasn’t could be patched at the OS level.
– Ramhound
Dec 7 at 20:51
@harrymc Does Spectre V2 need a firmware update? Or can the OS mitigate it. I couldnt find anything specific in a short search
– Keltari
Dec 9 at 4:19