AMD 64 and Enhanced Virus Protection
Posted on April 17, 2005
AMD 64 and Enhanced Virus Protection: “All AMD64 processors, including the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology and Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors, are enabled with Enhanced Virus Protection.”
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AMD Enhanced Virus Protection with Microsoft Windows XP SP2 enables you to:
* Prevent the spread of certain malicious viruses, which are transported via e-mail and instant messaging applications
* Surf the Internet with confidence, knowing you have an extra level of protection against certain harmful web downloads
* Help improve the integrity of your home and office network
What the fuck? How can a CPU prevent “the spread of viruses via e-mail and instant messaging applications”??? Does anybody have any information about it?
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I remember hearing in a video from def con that the new amd processors have a flaw that enables a piece of malwar to hide itself in a way that a typical scanner cannot find it. the term they used was Undetectable malware. heres a bit of info http://rationalsecurity.typepad.com/blog/2006/07/100_undetectabl.html