Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?

• Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I don’t really use the browser on that machine. It still has basic virus protection, and such.

  End of security support is no joke.

  Well that all depends on if you’re laughing.

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  • Shannaresh@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Using a browser isn’t the only way it would be connected to the internet though, I know for sure there are malware bots actively searching for network connected XP machines that can brick systems just for existing on a public network, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the same wasn’t the case for 7. Anti-virus can only do so much for you if you’re a victim of ransomware or some remote execution exploit found since EOL

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    • Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Well, I have the ultimate defense against ransomware, full disk backups. Honestly, with automated backups, the whole world is a little less scary.

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