So far, there are three notebooks, and Computer Manufacturing offers a solution that allows users to buy products without an Intel ME (Management Engine) or to upgrade the firmware and disable ME technology.
Intel ME is equivalent to a secret operating system, installed in the main Intel CPU.ME components are independent of the operation of the user's main OS, it has a separate process, thread, memory manager, Systems and other components.An attacker can exploit the vulnerability control ME, and then control the entire computer.In November, Intel has issued a security alert, said ME and other Intel CPU technology loopholes.
The first company to take action was Purism, which claims to be a 'freelance computer maker.' Purism acted as early as October, nearly a month before Intel announced the news. Others found Intel ME disabled Method, Purism draws on that approach and then optimizes it to protect the privacy of users Purism said in a blog: 'It's not easy to find ways to disable ME, and security researchers can spend years trying to find ways to actually disable it Now users can buy Librem 13 and Librem 15 products, by default their ME is disabled.
System76 also takes a similar approach and is a manufacturer of custom Linux PC gear recently System76 blogged that it will automatically provide upgraded firmware that disables ME on Intel 6th generation, 7th generation, and 8th generation laptops. System76 Laptop Customers ME function can be disabled, it is safe.
There is a company that is Dell, check the Dell network store will find that customers can buy Intel-based computers without ME.
Many companies admit that their products are affected by ME vulnerabilities such as Acer, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, and Panasonic, all of which promised to upgrade their firmware and fix bugs, but not all companies are honoring their promises.