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After what I think was the same Windows 10 update last month I noticed a giant Edge search bar planted in the middle of my desktop which I did not ask for. I've

by McDev 3y ago

After what I think was the same Windows 10 update last month I noticed a giant Edge search bar planted in the middle of my desktop which I did not ask for. I've since rolled back the update and group policy disabled Windows Updates entirely

jackbrookes 3y ago
Disabling updates in a recipe for malware - you can remove the search bar in 4 clicks.
- retrocryptid 3y ago
  You can remove windows in quite a few more clicks, but it's ultimately worth it. Though I wouldn't put it past Canonical to add ads to the default desktop at some point.
  - zgk7iqea 3y ago
    Hey did that in the past with the amazon integration
- Karunamon 3y ago
  At some point it's going to be worth calculating whether malware (the vast majority of which is mitigated by not running as admin) or the latest update is going to be more disruptive to your workflow. At least on the systems I manage, workstation updates have been responsible for a lot larger share of the same kind of problems (data loss, availability loss, etc.) that I am starting to get questions that I don't have very convincing answers for.
- pritambaral 3y ago
  > you can remove the search bar in 4 clicks. On every major update. It's just a nag.
- anon3242 3y ago
  I would rather have malware ---- at least it happened under my control. However, I really wonder what kind of attack surfaces I may have, if I have zero exposed ports, never plug in any drive from untrusted sources, and always double and triple check any program before running? I haven't used any antivirus(including windows defender) since I got my first computer and never got any virus, also I monitor my running processes frequently and have an adequate knowledge of windows internals. Malwares are not like COVID-19...
  - doodlesdev 3y ago
    > never got any virus That you know of... > I monitor my running processes frequently PSA: Search for something called lolbin. Short for "living off the land binaries". Not every malware needs to have it's own process or will be easily identifiable when looking at a process list. Anyways, you can simply disable feature updates on Windows and keep the security ones until that specific version reaches EOL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/take-control-of-windows-10-feature-updates-using-these-settings/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/take-control...

by McDev 3y ago

jackbrookes 3y ago

Disabling updates in a recipe for malware - you can remove the search bar in 4 clicks.

retrocryptid 3y ago
You can remove windows in quite a few more clicks, but it's ultimately worth it. Though I wouldn't put it past Canonical to add ads to the default desktop at some point.
- zgk7iqea 3y ago
  Hey did that in the past with the amazon integration
Karunamon 3y ago
At some point it's going to be worth calculating whether malware (the vast majority of which is mitigated by not running as admin) or the latest update is going to be more disruptive to your workflow. At least on the systems I manage, workstation updates have been responsible for a lot larger share of the same kind of problems (data loss, availability loss, etc.) that I am starting to get questions that I don't have very convincing answers for.
pritambaral 3y ago
> you can remove the search bar in 4 clicks. On every major update. It's just a nag.
anon3242 3y ago
I would rather have malware ---- at least it happened under my control. However, I really wonder what kind of attack surfaces I may have, if I have zero exposed ports, never plug in any drive from untrusted sources, and always double and triple check any program before running? I haven't used any antivirus(including windows defender) since I got my first computer and never got any virus, also I monitor my running processes frequently and have an adequate knowledge of windows internals. Malwares are not like COVID-19...
- doodlesdev 3y ago
  > never got any virus That you know of... > I monitor my running processes frequently PSA: Search for something called lolbin. Short for "living off the land binaries". Not every malware needs to have it's own process or will be easily identifiable when looking at a process list. Anyways, you can simply disable feature updates on Windows and keep the security ones until that specific version reaches EOL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/take-control-of-windows-10-feature-updates-using-these-settings/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/take-control...