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minus-squareFreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 days agoAbsolutely you will be able to. How many previous versions of Windows have exploits that don’t require the user to do anything other than be connected to the Internet for their machine to be compromised?
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoIt’s literally happened to every single version of Windows, 10 and below.
minus-squareFreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIf you disable the firewall and AV, sure, you can get in trouble. That’s not following even the most basic online safety steps though.
minus-squareFreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoSo windows 8 computers that connect to the Internet just become compromised?
Absolutely you will be able to. How many previous versions of Windows have exploits that don’t require the user to do anything other than be connected to the Internet for their machine to be compromised?
It’s literally happened to every single version of Windows, 10 and below.
If you disable the firewall and AV, sure, you can get in trouble. That’s not following even the most basic online safety steps though.
Every single one. Lol.
So windows 8 computers that connect to the Internet just become compromised?