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are PCs really vulnerable to Spector type attacks due to virtual user space addressing

I got sent over here with this one from crypto. Basically are windows os user programs vulnerable to Spector and the other recent Intel flaws? Wouldn't the virtual memory assignment in windows prevent such attacks, or their usefulness? Sorry if i miss something, the attacks seem complex, and not even deyerministic, I haven't found time (or even interest to make time) to read up on them any more than I have.

Thank you I see the part on vm's and I think that is related or even answers but is very short as well as my question is only pertinent to windows.

Are PCs really vulnerable to Spectre type attacks due to virtual user space addressing?

Are Windows OS user programs vulnerable to Spectre and the other recent Intel flaws? Wouldn't the virtual memory assignment in Windows prevent such attacks, or their usefulness? Sorry if I miss something, the attacks seem complex, and not even deterministic.

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I got sent over here with this one from crypto. Basically are windows os user programs vulnerable to Spector and the other recent Intel flaws? Wouldn't the virtual memory assignment in windows prevent such attacks, or their usefulness? Sorry if i miss something, the attacks seem complex, and not even deyerministic, I haven't found time (or even interest to make time) to read up on them any more than I have.

Thank you I see the part on vm's and I think that is related or even answers but is very short as well as my question is only pertinent to windows.

I got sent over here with this one from crypto. Basically are windows os user programs vulnerable to Spector and the other recent Intel flaws? Wouldn't the virtual memory assignment in windows prevent such attacks, or their usefulness? Sorry if i miss something, the attacks seem complex, and not even deyerministic, I haven't found time (or even interest to make time) to read up on them any more than I have.

I got sent over here with this one from crypto. Basically are windows os user programs vulnerable to Spector and the other recent Intel flaws? Wouldn't the virtual memory assignment in windows prevent such attacks, or their usefulness? Sorry if i miss something, the attacks seem complex, and not even deyerministic, I haven't found time (or even interest to make time) to read up on them any more than I have.

Thank you I see the part on vm's and I think that is related or even answers but is very short as well as my question is only pertinent to windows.

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are PCs really vulnerable to Spector type attacks due to virtual user space addressing

I got sent over here with this one from crypto. Basically are windows os user programs vulnerable to Spector and the other recent Intel flaws? Wouldn't the virtual memory assignment in windows prevent such attacks, or their usefulness? Sorry if i miss something, the attacks seem complex, and not even deyerministic, I haven't found time (or even interest to make time) to read up on them any more than I have.