Since Intel processors are vulnerable to both of these attacks, this system will be vulnerable to Spectre attacks until its operating system has been updated to handle and prevent this attack. This 64-bit version of Windows is aware of the Meltdown but not the Spectre problem. InSpectre returned the following information on a fully patched Windows 10 Pro system: The program informs you whether the operating system or hardware require updating to protect the device against attacks that target Spectre or Meltdown vulnerabilities. Scroll down for detailed information on each of the checks and general information on the vulnerabilities. It highlights that in the interface immediately and displays the performance impact of the patches on the same screen. InSpectre checks on start whether the system is vulnerable to Meltdown or Spectre. It ran without issues on a Windows 10 Pro system and a Windows 7 Professional system. The page makes no mention of compatibility with Windows though. It has a size of 122 Kilobytes and does not need to be installed. The tiny program is available on the Gibson Research website.
The application offers three core advantages over comparable solutions such as Ashampoo's Spectre Meltdown CPU Checker:Â the program requires no Internet connection to make the verification checks, it reveals how much of a performance impact the patches may have on the system, and it gives admins options to disable the protections.
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