Web News: AMD, Microsoft pair up for security

scapegoat · 25-February-04, 03:55 PM

Say goodbye to buffer-overfun exploits

The chipmaker on Wednesday announced that it has included a feature inside its Athlon 64 and Opteron processors for PCs and servers that will help combat certain computer viruses and worms. The feature, which will work in concert with Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, will be switched on later this year when Microsoft releases its Service Pack 2 update for the OS.

AMD's Athlon 64 and Opteron security features will work with Windows XP Service Pack 2's Data Execution Prevention feature to prevent buffer overrun exploits, a common method used to attack computers. A buffer overrun or overflow essentially overwhelms a computer's defense systems and then inserts a malicious program in memory that the processor subsequently executes.

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TiZakit · 25-February-04, 06:01 PM

excellent, so long as M$ doesn't try to buy AMD, and screw it over.

Red02 · 25-February-04, 06:05 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

That would be a SIN against nature.

Bad M$ Bad

25-February-04, 03:55 PM		#1 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God	Web News: AMD, Microsoft pair up for security Say goodbye to buffer-overfun exploits The chipmaker on Wednesday announced that it has included a feature inside its Athlon 64 and Opteron processors for PCs and servers that will help combat certain computer viruses and worms. The feature, which will work in concert with Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, will be switched on later this year when Microsoft releases its Service Pack 2 update for the OS. AMD's Athlon 64 and Opteron security features will work with Windows XP Service Pack 2's Data Execution Prevention feature to prevent buffer overrun exploits, a common method used to attack computers. A buffer overrun or overflow essentially overwhelms a computer's defense systems and then inserts a malicious program in memory that the processor subsequently executes. More Here

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25-February-04, 06:01 PM		#2 (permalink)
TiZakit Apex Tech Demi-God	excellent, so long as M$ doesn't try to buy AMD, and screw it over.

25-February-04, 06:05 PM		#3 (permalink)
Red02 Freck-hoe-d	NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! That would be a SIN against nature. Bad M$ Bad