AMD says its chips can boost PC security
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Advanced Micro Devices says it has one-upped rival Intel in computer security by moving more quickly to embrace new features provided by an update to Microsoft's Windows PC operating system.
AMD on Monday trumpeted a chip feature called Enhanced Virus Protection, which works with an update of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system to thwart some viruses and worms--malicious software that devours data or clogs up e-mail servers.
EVP, as AMD calls it, works with Windows XP Service Pack 2, an update for Windows XP that was released to PC makers late last week, and which Microsoft intends to make available as a download this month. Together, the two features are designed to close off a common method of attack called a buffer overflow.