Comment on "You should probably just throw it away"

• mrvictory1@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I used WinXP till '19 with no signs of infections. Just extracting the .wim image of the PC was enough to trigger Defender on Win10. It was infected.

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  • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    That’s nice, what does it report? Cookies? PUP?

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    • mrvictory1@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I got 5-6 reports then stopped extracting the image because I got scared. Mostly PUP and info stealers, maybe 1 trojan.

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      • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        So nothing at all like the dramatic stuff people have been telling me so far? Hmm, interesting.

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• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Considering you stopped receiving security updates years ago, anything developed since then is going to have a field day with you.

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  • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    That’s amazing, it’s had years to have its field day. Where is it, please?

    You guys understand you have to actively install malware and viruses, right? It’s not like on TV with a skull and crossbones appearing on the monitor.

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    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      You’re just making yourself a target. People go after low-hanging fruit, and people who haven’t had security updates in a decade are top of the list.

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      • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Again, how will this happen? This is just technical illiteracy, my friend.

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