<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>.<br></div>Greetings,<br><br></div>Here is an update on the Intel chip problems.<br><br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/05/spectre_flaws_explained/">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/05/spectre_flaws_explained/</a><br><br><br></div>Best Wishes<br></div>Richard KI4KXJ<br>.<br><div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 6:34 PM, Richard Demaret <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ric.demaret@gmail.com" target="_blank">ric.demaret@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>.<br></div>Hi Terry and All,<br><br></div>Terry, is this the Intel tester you mentioned: <a href="https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/19792/Intel-Processor-Diagnostic-Tool" target="_blank">https://downloadcenter.intel.<wbr>com/download/19792/Intel-<wbr>Processor-Diagnostic-Tool</a><br><br></div>Richard Barth, thanks for letting us know about this problem.<br><br></div>Best Wishes<br></div>Richard KI4KXJ<br>.<br></div><div id="m_-651633992687164238DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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<div>I have tested several of my computers using the Intel tester. The
results are a mixed bag. Some have the problem, others do not. All
are Intel processors tested so far. processor type does not seem to
matter. I’ve had i3 and i7 pass, while another i7 failed. No
Celeries tested so far. Half of about 15 Windows/Linux online computers
tested.</div>
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<div>Test before you go crazy, chicken little.</div>
<div>73, Terry, N4TLF</div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="samudra.haque@gmail.com">Samudra Haque</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 04, 2018 9:23 AM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="w3hwn@comcast.net">RICHARD BARTH</a> ; <a title="tacos@amrad.org">tacos</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: Defect reported in Intel chips</div></div></div>
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<div class="m_-651633992687164238m_4421238325580935938moz-cite-prefix">Do you use Linux ? On an Intel PC ? Well you are in
trouble. Windows will be affected in some ways as well but Linux specifically so
(the fault is due to Intel's chipset's shortcomings and Linux communities use of
that "bug/feature")<br><br>We are ALL in trouble as verified Proof of Concept
(PoC) has been released. Patch, as soon as you can, and refresh your software
bundles within the week for a few weeks to get rid of all old code that could
have trojans pushed into it - major applications are pushing out updates. So
best to inquire which ones to change over.<br><br>I'll have a busy time
concerning this ... see the investigators twitter feed for hints. <br><br><a class="m_-651633992687164238m_4421238325580935938moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://twitter.com/misc0110/status/948706387491786752" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/misc0110/s<wbr>tatus/948706387491786752</a><br><br><br>On
1/3/2018 6:06 PM, RICHARD BARTH wrote:<br></div>
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a patch is promised next week.</p>
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<p style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-FAMILY:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;COLOR:rgb(51,51,51)"><a class="m_-651633992687164238m_4421238325580935938moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/tech-giants-scramble-to-fix-intel-processor-security-flaw/?loc=newsletter_large_thumb_related&ftag=TREc64629f&bhid=20329112831297873671731585418656" target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/article/t<wbr>ech-giants-scramble-to-fix-int<wbr>el-processor-security-flaw/?<wbr>loc=newsletter_large_thumb_rel<wbr>ated&ftag=TREc64629f&bhid=2032<wbr>9112831297873671731585418656</a></p><br>
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