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I wonder if theres an inflection point where using older operating systems cause you to be more resilient to viruses - presumably because malicious software is
by mkonecny 7y ago
I wonder if theres an inflection point where using older operating systems cause you to be more resilient to viruses - presumably because malicious software is written targetting more modern stacks
- flyGuyOnTheSly 7y agoI doubt it... at least not for the next hundred years or so... as there's always going to be a script kiddie in some corner of the globe trying to implement an outdated old vulnerability.
- tjoff 7y agoAbsolutely, however that quickly goes away if anyone attempts to target you specifically.
- thereallksnmnn 7y agoWouldn't that strategy make you more vulnerable to targeted attacks, as the attacker does need to have (or buy) 0-days?
- belltaco 7y agoMight be true for other platforms but Microsoft's laser focus on backward compatibility probably helps viruses.