

As Brian Benchoff notes in a Hackady blog post, If your PC uses an Intel chip, then it does not matter which operating system you run. This allows a remote user to access everything that is shown on your screen. ME firmware versions 4.0 and later (Intel 4 Series and later chipsets) include a DRM application called "Protected Audio Video Path" (PAVP).Enable a remote user to power on, power off, view information about, and otherwise manage your PC.Run remotely even when your computer is turned off.


Set up a TCP/IP server on your network interface that can send and receive traffic, regardless of whether the OS is running a firewall or not.Access every peripheral attached to your computer.Access all areas of your computer's memory, without the CPU’s knowledge.This closed source non-auditable subsystem can: The Intel Management Engine is Really Rather Scary It includes the Intel Core i3, i5, i7, and Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 product family. This includes all desktops, servers, ultrabooks, tablets, and laptops with the Intel Core vPro processor family. This is an isolated and protected coprocessor that is embedded in all Intel chipsets that are newer than the first quarter of 2008. Every modern processor made by Intel contains a backdoor known as the Intel Management Engine (IME).
