Windows 10: Can Spectre, Meltdown etc mitigations be bypassed?

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  1. NHLYTU
    nhlytu Win User

    Can Spectre, Meltdown etc mitigations be bypassed?


    I noticed Chrome have updated their browser with a 'new security feature' that will keep users safe from Spectre etc, however it will use 10-13% more RAM because of the increased number of processes running in real time. With this in mind - I know Microsoft has said that patches were being worked on to similarly mitigate these potential threats, and I'm guessing that new security updates would contain these protective patches, I also remember it being said that in a lot of cases performance would take a hit due to more processes being needed to run the codes etc.. I'm admittedly not overly-technical minded, but was wondering if a person is not affected by these bugs (as I found out I wasn't by reading my PC manufacturer's list of affected PC's, motherboards etc [https://sp.ts.fujitsu.com/dmsp/Publi...-products.pdf]) then are these mitigations being put in place unnecessarily or can the patches/protective code determine whether it's needed or not and thereby negate the performance problems the patches cause? If anyone knows what I'm talking about or has any insight into these questions I'd be grateful. Thanks in advance

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    nhlytu, Jul 13, 2018
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    Jsssssssss Win User
    Jsssssssss, Jul 13, 2018
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  3. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User
    Spectre and meltdown

    Hi CMC69, below is a link that provides a list of the patches released and possibly installed on your system for Spectre and Meltdown:

    https://www.techarp.com/guides/microsoft-spectr...

    If these are installed, you can uninstall these from Control Panel - Programs and Features - View Installed Updates . . .
     
    DaveM121, Jul 13, 2018
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  4. NEM..
    nem.. Win User

    Can Spectre, Meltdown etc mitigations be bypassed?

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