nodles Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 AMD to Get Rid of Catalyst Auto-Update Feature in 2013, Cites Security Concerns It looks like somebody found a security vulnerability in the auto-update feature of AMD Catalyst Control Center (CCC), which notifies you of updates to Catalyst system software and directs you to the download page. AMD announced that it plans to discontinue the feature starting in 2013, and recommends that you get your driver updates the old-fashioned way: by keeping up with the news and getting your drivers from the internet. Due to the severity of the exploit, AMD recommended users to disable auto-updates in their current CCC configuration, or click on "skip" whenever it prompts you to update drivers. AMD stated:AMD will be removing the auto-update notification functionality from versions of AMD Catalyst Control Center running under Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8, beginning in early 2013. Due to a minor security vulnerability in the auto-update notification, users are recommended to update to the latest AMD Catalyst driver release from the amd.com web site. Alternatively, users should (i) uncheck the "Automatically check for updates" option under AMD Catalyst Control Center > Information > Software Update, and (ii) choose to "Skip" notifications from the AMD Catalyst driver, which notifications recommend updating to the latest driver Never used this, but someone might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted January 6, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 6, 2013 Security update for Nvidia GeForce http://www.neowin.net/news/nvidia-releases-new-geforce-drivers-to-fix-security-exploit Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Thanks hazelnut! It's pretty rare that GPU drivers have security exploits. Potential security risks might've been the reason AMD discontinued the autoupdate feature. Link for the NVIDIA GeForce 310.90 drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 AMD Catalyst 13.1 Release notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Catalyst 13.9 http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst13-9WINReleaseNotes.aspx winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 catalyst 13.11 beta http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/latest-catalyst-windows-beta.aspx winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 AMD 14.6 beta is out http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/latest-catalyst-windows-beta.aspx?cmpid=social24760556 winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 AMD 14.6 beta is out http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/latest-catalyst-windows-beta.aspx?cmpid=social24760556 Seems AMD is forcing users to move from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1... Starting with AMD Catalyst 14.6 Beta, AMD will no longer support Windows 8.0 (and the WDDM 1.2 driver) winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I had trouble installing the 13.6 beta drivers, running this in safe mode fixed the issue entirely. www.wagnardmobile.com/DDU/downloads.html (works for AMD, Nvidia, and Intel graphics driver suites) winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 NVIDIA also released new drivers (mainly for Watch_Dogs but eg. to TF2 too). DDU pwnds, there's also AMD's own cleaner utlity http://www.userdrivers.com/Video-Graphic-Adapter/AMD-Clean-Uninstall-Utility-for-Windows-7-8-8-1-x86-x64/download/ http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-Clean-Uninstall-Utility.aspx Yeah you should uninstall AMD drivers before installing new ones these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I never had any problems dirty flashing the drivers in the past, CCC just wouldn't update this time around. Probably best to clean flash drivers though.. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee4Joe Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 AMD 14.6 beta is out http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/latest-catalyst-windows-beta.aspx?cmpid=social24760556 What is the Display Ver with 14.6? I was on 14.4 with display ver. 14.xxx.something noticed tonight windows offered in updates an AMD WDDM 1.3 driver Display Ver reads 13.251.9001.0 (This is the first time I can remember windows ever offering me display drivers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Microsoft Update has offered display drivers for a few years, I think Driver version reads as 14.200.0.0 winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee4Joe Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Thanks. I've been offered default MS audio drivers before, normally ignore them and grab them off the mobo site. I don't know what's up with this 13.251. verson windows gave me. Going try out 14.6 beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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