Obviously, many corporate boxes have this dangerous exploit, such as this older Sandy Bridge corporate box we checked. You can quickly check for a critical security flaw on many corporate and small business PCs.Īfter a minute or less, the utility will spit out the results of the risk on your machine. Open the folder, then open its Windows subfolder.
#Intel active management technology driver windows 7 dell zip file
Once you've downloaded it, decompress the zip file to a folder. It's listed as supporting Windows 10 and Windows 7, but we had no issues running it on Windows 8.1. You can also click this link to download it from Intel directly. While the vast majority of consumer PCs probably don't have the exploit, it wouldn't hurt to take five minutes to check your system.įirst, download Intel's tool to check for the vulnerability.
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One Reddit user reported that this Gigabyte H97M-D3H with a Core i5-4590 has the AMT exploit.
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Users testing their systems for the exploit have reported on forums such as Reddit that their consumer-focused H97-based boards have the exploit. These machines may be exposed to the exploit through Intel's Small Business Advantage technology, which is is a scaled-down version of AMT.įor example, some of Intel's NUC computers feature Small Business Advantage support. Many budget PCs use chipsets, firmware, and motherboards that were designed for small business machines. The problem is, plenty of consumers use business-class hardware-and not just the fringe who'll buy or inherit commercial-class laptops and workstations.