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I'm not sure why you're being downvoted, it's very good advice for someone who is computer literate enough to not run things they don't trust. Keep your OS and

by tdicola 11y ago

I'm not sure why you're being downvoted, it's very good advice for someone who is computer literate enough to not run things they don't trust. Keep your OS and software up to date, uninstall Flash, disable crap that automatically previews files, and stick to doing most of your computing in a good web browser.

tacone 11y ago
Maybe because you don't need to actually open an executable file to get infected. Even displaying an image in your web browser may do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrary_code_execution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrary_code_execution