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Thinking aloud here. How common are actual computer viruses (not just malware / ransomware, etc) these days? Meaning, an unauthorized program running on a co
by cbm-vic-20 6y ago
Thinking aloud here. How common are actual computer viruses (not just malware / ransomware, etc) these days? Meaning, an unauthorized program running on a computer that attempts to propagate itself to other computers. This was a real problem in the past when a program would be written to exploit shoddy network code, or when we still used removable media more frequently. I think all the modern OS vendors have locked their platforms down to prevent this mode of attack.