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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 823865" data-source="post: 856115"><p>Indeed but sadly safe practices can't stop everything, if a legit software is replaced by a malicious one directly on the official site, as the Ccleaner or Linux Mint drama, you are done... and if the said compromised app focuses on a known OS vulnerability, then even with a dozen of security apps on Win7, you are double-done because your system isn't patched for it and you will probably allow the installer to run...</p><p>However on Win10, you have some chance that some built-in security features may kicks-in and eventually block or at least hamper the infection and or you may have a the vulnerability patched already. </p><p>This is why WinXP/7 are often targeted by exploits because easier to breach than Win8/10 and the former is used as bridge to infect the latter (example network kernel exploit).</p><p>This is that kind of scenario those no-skill paranoids don't understand, falsely believing their multiple tools are their best protection...</p><p></p><p>As i often say "a sword master doesn't need any armor, his skills are his armor"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 823865, post: 856115"] Indeed but sadly safe practices can't stop everything, if a legit software is replaced by a malicious one directly on the official site, as the Ccleaner or Linux Mint drama, you are done... and if the said compromised app focuses on a known OS vulnerability, then even with a dozen of security apps on Win7, you are double-done because your system isn't patched for it and you will probably allow the installer to run... However on Win10, you have some chance that some built-in security features may kicks-in and eventually block or at least hamper the infection and or you may have a the vulnerability patched already. This is why WinXP/7 are often targeted by exploits because easier to breach than Win8/10 and the former is used as bridge to infect the latter (example network kernel exploit). This is that kind of scenario those no-skill paranoids don't understand, falsely believing their multiple tools are their best protection... As i often say "a sword master doesn't need any armor, his skills are his armor" [/QUOTE]
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