The firmware update is there for your model: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=GYM2C
Lucky you. I have a couple of older Optiplex models and they aren't on the list, which I assume means that won't bother fixing those. Here's the entire list: http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln308587/microprocessor-side-channel-attacks--cve-2017-5715--cve-2017-5753--cve-2017-5754---impact-on-dell-products?lang=en On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 8:52 AM, Michael Leone <[email protected]> wrote: > So at work, my PC is Win 7 running Kaspersky 10.2.1.23 (yeah, I know). > According to the Kaspersky website, the required version for the reg > key needed is 10.3.0.6294 (SP2). > > Yet, I *do* have the reg key (I double checked). And I am being > offered the 2018-01 Security Monthly Quality Rollup KB4056894. > > Now, I don't know *why* I am being offered it, since I thought that I > needed to upgrade my AV version from 10.2 to 10.3, before I would get > the prerequisite reg key. But it for sure looks like I am read for the > OS patch patch of the Meltdown / Spectre fixes ... Their document > 14042 says that their database updates went out Dec 28 to enable the > flag. Apparently this applied even to my version ... > > Haven't checked yet for the firmware patch for my Optiplex 9020, but I > imagine that will be there, or there soon ... > > So that may make patching my workstations a lil easier. Not sure yet > about all my servers ... > > > -- Charlie Sullivan Sr. Windows Systems Administrator Boston College 197 Foster St. Room 367 Brighton, MA 02135 617-552-4318
