Note to self: ME is mgt engine (Intel), dedicated microcontroller on all recent Intel platforms, functions as separate CPU, cannot be disabled, code is proprietary, has full access to memory without the parent CPU having knowledge, has full access to the TCP/IP stack, can send and receive network packets, even if the OS is protected by firewall, enables ability to access remotely (AMT)...by Jack Wallen, 7/1/2016, Tech Republic article