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<blockquote data-quote="ebocious" data-source="post: 833458" data-attributes="member: 75834"><p>The last time I got infected was in 2006, and I had a firewall. SP2 came out in 2004.</p><p></p><p></p><p>First, you're not the only person out there. Second, Google will warn you about dark websites, not legitimate websites that have been hacked, like <a href="https://malwaretips.com/threads/clickjacking-evolves-to-hook-millions-of-top-site-visitors.94397/" target="_blank">these</a>. Third, I hope you realize most AV scanners will never reveal the presence of fileless malware. I suggest you run Zemana, and use something like Hijack Hunter to see what kinds of open TCP connections you have. If you're running W10, and all your runtimes are up to date, I'd agree you're probably not infected. But if you are infected, you probably don't know it, because modern malware doesn't make your computer crash or run slowly. And since you have some more noxious browsing habits, there's a greater chance you may have encountered something tough enough to break your browser's defenses.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree that an up-to-date system is fairly well protected. But again, hackers are working on AI kits to plant on legitimate websites, and bombard visiting computers directly. If you want to keep advocating for AV + safe browsing, do it on Facebook, not here. Geek card pulled.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ebocious, post: 833458, member: 75834"] The last time I got infected was in 2006, and I had a firewall. SP2 came out in 2004. First, you're not the only person out there. Second, Google will warn you about dark websites, not legitimate websites that have been hacked, like [URL='https://malwaretips.com/threads/clickjacking-evolves-to-hook-millions-of-top-site-visitors.94397/']these[/URL]. Third, I hope you realize most AV scanners will never reveal the presence of fileless malware. I suggest you run Zemana, and use something like Hijack Hunter to see what kinds of open TCP connections you have. If you're running W10, and all your runtimes are up to date, I'd agree you're probably not infected. But if you are infected, you probably don't know it, because modern malware doesn't make your computer crash or run slowly. And since you have some more noxious browsing habits, there's a greater chance you may have encountered something tough enough to break your browser's defenses. I agree that an up-to-date system is fairly well protected. But again, hackers are working on AI kits to plant on legitimate websites, and bombard visiting computers directly. If you want to keep advocating for AV + safe browsing, do it on Facebook, not here. Geek card pulled. [/QUOTE]
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