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The Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad was the last CPU where the "Management Engine" could be completely wiped and disabled. This is my experience in removing the ARC firm
by chasil 6y ago
The Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad was the last CPU where the "Management Engine" could be completely wiped and disabled.
This is my experience in removing the ARC firmware code from two different HP desktops (I attached both BIOS images):
https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/issues/233 https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/issues/233
These PCs are quite inexpensive. I run OpenBSD with hardened Chrome on one of them, for all of my finances.
- Zetaphor 6y agoIf you're going through all that effort, then why bothering with hardening Chrome? Why wouldn't you start with Firefox, which doesn't require unGoogling to be considered secure?
- chasil 6y agoOpenBSD's Chrome had pledge() first, but you're right, I should consider Firefox. However, there was a recent Firefox bug in OpenBSD, and the patches weren't applied uniformly. It does seem that Chrome is more consistent, and gets more attention. https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20200109141600 https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20200109141600