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‎05-19-2017 02:41 AM

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Product: hp compaq slimline
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I received the following email and am a bit worried about installing this critical driver alert in case it is spam and damages my PC.

Thanks

 

   

Critical Driver Alert - May 05 2017

 

Intel Corporate Management Engine (ME) Firmware (ver 7.1.91.3272 Rev.A)

 

Products: HP Point of Sale systems, Elite Desktop PCs, HP Compaq Business Desktop PCs

 

OS: Windows

 

Description: This package contains Intel Management Engine (ME) 7 Firmware Corporate SKU Component for supported models with Intel vPro support, which is designed to provide functionality for remote management by referring to the hardware features that operate at the baseboard level, below the operating system.

 

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‎05-19-2017 07:42 AM

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Hi:

 

I received the same message and it is not spam, as all I own are HP business PC's.

 

It is not applicable to your PC.

 

Perhaps you own another HP business-class PC, or once did?

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‎05-19-2017 02:56 PM

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It is not "spam", nor "scareware", nor malicious software.

 

There is a security-vulnerability in the version that is currently-installed on your computer, and this update fixes that problem.

 

If your home-computer is connected to a multi-port wired-and-wireless, router (and the router is connected to the Internet), then only a compromised computer inside your "home-network" can exploit the vulnerability.

So, unless one of those computers is infected, your computer cannot be infected.

 

If your home-computer is connected directly to a DSL-modem or cable-modem, and that modem has only one "output" Ethernet port, your computer is vulnerable to an attacker on the Internet.  So, in that case, you should apply this update.

 

 

 

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‎05-19-2017 03:06 PM

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No, never owned a business pc, but I bought mine off ebay and the spec is very 'business-like'. Thank you for taking the time to reply. I was worried about infecting the pc as there is so much rubbish around these day.

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‎05-19-2017 03:09 PM

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Thank you . I'll install it as it can't do any harm now that the replies assure me that it is safe. Thanks for taking the time to answer my query.

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‎05-19-2017 03:11 PM

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You're very welcome.

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