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Does this mean that I can safely connect my outdated Windows 7 back to the internet?

• tomlong 9y ago
  Sure
  • hetfeld 9y ago
    Kappa
• Retr0spectrum 9y ago
  No! All it takes is a single byte to be patched and the "killswitch" can be disabled. There are almost certainly other variants already in circulation. Use an offline security update.
  • rochak 9y ago
    Yep, tried doing that. But unfortunately I could get it to install. Keep getting "This update is not applicable to your computer" even though I'm doing everything right.
  • rochak 9y ago
    *couldn't
• goda90 9y ago
  Disable SMBv1 before you connect it!
  • rochak 9y ago
    Are there any side effects of disabling SMBs for your local machine that you won't be using to connect to network drives?
• deanclatworthy 9y ago
  You are fine if you are behind a router on a local network at home and don't have SMB port exposed to the public internet. And assuming all other clients on your network aren't infected.