AMD stopped from advertising NX flag as anti-virus cure

CHIP FIRM AMD has been prevented from advertising its NX bit as an antivirus panacea in the Netherlands.

Dutch site Tweakers.net reports that after a complaint to the consumer commission that the AMD advertising was misleading, the firm is being prevented from describing the NX bit as a cure for all forms of viruses, as it can actually only prevent some.

The Dutch advert said that "Because I have an AMD64 processor, I no longer have to worry about viruses."

But that was found to be misleading, with the verdict on the Athlon 64 processor filed here.

The Tweakers.net story itself is here. µ