However, most customers that have been told to set the registry key manually fear doing so due to the impact it may have on systems. The end result is that a significant number of machines haven't been patched. According to Barkly, 26 percent of respondents said no machines they are managing had received the update one week after it was available.
A further quarter of respondents said less than 25 percent of their PCs have been updated. Meltdown-Spectre: Intel says newer chips also hit by unwanted reboots after patch. Windows Meltdown-Spectre: Watch out for fake patches that spread malware. Criminals have yet to exploit Meltdown and Spectre, but they're playing on users' uncertainties about the CPU flaws in their malware and phishing schemes. Linux vs Meltdown: Ubuntu gets second update after first one fails to boot.
Roughly a week after the update was released, many machines still lack the fix for the critical CPU vulnerabilities. Our devices may never truly be secure, says the CEO of the company that designs the heart of most mobile chips.
Hackers targeted thousands of online retailers to steal credit card details. After Intel yanked Spectre and Meltdown fixes due to buggy behaviors, Microsoft is here to clean up the mistakes. Yes, one of the attempts to protect users went so bad, you'll want a patch to protect your PC from it. If you're wondering how bad Intel's patch could be, the CPU-manufacturer stated the Spectre variant 2 patch that's at fault here led to 'higher than expected reboots and other unpredictable system behavior,' situations that it admits risk 'data loss or corruption.
Intel's major distribution channel was through PC makers, so if you acquired an update from the company who made your system such as Dell, HP, Lenovo during the last month, you'll want to grab it now. Those who only downloaded Spectre fixes directly from Microsoft and its Windows Update method, can skip this.
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