{"id":33041,"date":"2012-12-23T02:37:43","date_gmt":"2012-12-23T02:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=33041"},"modified":"2012-12-23T02:50:07","modified_gmt":"2012-12-23T02:50:07","slug":"amd-to-remove-auto-update-notification-functionality-from-amd-catalyst-control-center-security-vulnerability-cited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/amd-to-remove-auto-update-notification-functionality-from-amd-catalyst-control-center-security-vulnerability-cited\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD to remove auto-update notification from AMD Catalyst Control Center &#8211; Security Vulnerability Cited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n                                                                 google_ad_client = \"pub-7021221536180758\"; \/* 468x60, created 11\/11\/09 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"1949837292\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This week, AMD stated that they will be removing the auto-update notification functionality from versions of AMD Catalyst\u2122 Control Center.\u00a0 This applies to all Windows versions including Windows Vista, 7, and 8, beginning in 2013.\u00a0 In the meantime, they recommend this for Radeon users\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/support.amd.com\/us\/kbarticles\/Pages\/AMDauto-updatenotification.aspx\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/support.amd.com\/us\/kbarticles\/Pages\/AMDauto-updatenotification.aspx', 'on their website']);\" >on their website<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Due to a minor security vulnerability in the auto-update notification, users are recommended to update to the latest AMD Catalyst\u2122 driver release from the amd.com web site.\u00a0 Alternatively, users should (i) uncheck the \u201cAutomatically check for updates\u201d option under AMD Catalyst Control Center &gt; Information &gt; Software Update, and (ii) choose to \u201cSkip\u201d notifications from the AMD Catalyst driver, which notifications recommend updating to the latest driver.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>AMD&#8217;s Catalyst Control Center\u00a0is the software\u00a0provided by AMD to\u00a0adjust the settings of\u00a0their graphics hardware.\u00a0 It automatically checks AMD&#8217;s website\u00a0regularly for a new Catalyst driver release and if\u00a0an\u00a0newer version is found, a pop-up\u00a0message appears\u00a0to recommend that\u00a0the user download and install the latest Catalyst driver.<\/p>\n<p>AMD doesn&#8217;t say what the\u00a0&#8220;minor security vulnerability&#8221; might be\u00a0although clearly it is serious enough for the company to discontinue the auto-updates.\u00a0 It is easy to speculate that an exploit may have been found that allows a third-party to spoof AMD&#8217;s\u00a0message to trick a user to\u00a0download a malware-laden\u00a0package instead of AMD&#8217;s Catalyst driver update.<\/p>\n<p>The next Catalyst release will disable this automatic driver messaging function and AMD recommends that the current auto-update also be disabled by the user by unchecking the option, &#8220;Automatically Check for Updates&#8221; 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