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Intel allows antivirus programs under Windows to use the GPU to complete scans faster. That makes the processor maker known. Windows Defender is the first program to use Intel GPUs.

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Intel calls the technique Accelerated Memory Scanning and it will work on systems with a sixth-generation Intel Core processor, Skylake, and above. On those systems, Windows Defender will be able to use the GPU, with the percentage of CPU power that the application requires, according to Intel, decreases from 20 percent to 2 percent.

This would mean that scanning the computer for viruses would have less impact on the PC’s performance and would also require less power. Other antivirus programs may also use Accelerated Memory Scanning, but it is unknown if and when they will do so.

Intel also presents Advanced Platform Telemetry. An algorithm looks at how software behaves normally and tries to find deviating patterns in, for example, data centers. For example, the number of false positives must decrease and the algorithm must also find malware that is still unknown. Both techniques are part of a package of measures that should prevent a second series of leaks such as Specter and Meltdown, Intel claims.