The performance impact of recent security updates should not be significant and will be mitigated over time, Intel said late on Thursday, adding that Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Google and Microsoft Corp all registered little or no impact on the performance of security updates.
Intel shares fell nearly 2 percent on Thursday, as investors worried about possible financial liability and reputational damage to their recently spread security problems.
The largest chip maker confirmed earlier this week that security problems recorded by researchers at the company's widely used microprocessors could allow hackers to steal confidential information from computers, phones and other devices.
The security researchers revealed two security flaws that expose the vulnerability of almost all modern computing devices containing chips from Intel, Advanced Micro Devices Inc and ARM Holdings.
The first, called Meltdown, affects Intel chips and lets hackers bypass the hardware barrier between user-executed applications and computer memory, allowing hackers to read memory and steal passwords.
The second, called Specter, affects the Intel, AMD and ARM chips and allows hackers to trick applications that would otherwise be bug-free to release sensitive information.
Intel said the problems were not caused by a design error and asked users to download a patch and update their operating system.
Intel may be in a rush over the costs of lawsuits claiming that the patches would slow down computers and force consumers to buy new hardware, with large customers surely expecting compensation from Intel for any repairs. software or hardware, security experts said.
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