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Yep, same. Sometimes I’ll spin up a VM if I’m visiting a site that I’m suspect of or installing something random (even if it’s open source because I didn’t buil
by chrismeller 8y ago
Yep, same. Sometimes I’ll spin up a VM if I’m visiting a site that I’m suspect of or installing something random (even if it’s open source because I didn’t build these binaries and I haven’t audited the code), but as I used to say when I was doing desktop support “you don’t get malware by visiting CNN”.
- voltagex_ 8y ago>"you don't get malware by visiting CNN" Sometimes you do: https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/malvertising-campaign-hitting-big-name-sites https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/malvertising-campaign... Run an adblocker and up to date Windows 10. For anyone doing tech support over the Easter long weekend: https://decentsecurity.com/#/holiday-tasks/ https://decentsecurity.com/#/holiday-tasks/
- benbristow 8y agoWindows 10 is getting a new Sandbox feature so soon you’ll be able to use that instead
- rhn_mk1 8y ago> “you don’t get malware by visiting CNN” I have to barge in here and mention that doing totally reasonable things can result in getting malware installed on your systems. The most glaring case was the early Windows XP era, when it was enough to plug in the Ethernet cable during installation to get malware. I had to download the service pack and install it offline before plugging in the network. Today, I'd point out that ad networks' code is barely scrutinized, and they can hit unpatched vulnerabilities all right (sorry for not providing examples).
- acct1771 8y agoBe fair to yourself, they're intentionally not easy to track names of, etc. That's why it's so important to discuss & combat conceptually, not specifically.