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Cupholder.exe (lemmy.zip)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] 66 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Put the rose tinted glasses to one side. We still had harmful viruses back in the day, difference is these days you are storing more private information "online" so the effect of compromise is larger.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    i'm mostly just sad that the funny side of malicious software is gone.

    There's no more funny malware. It's all ransomware and stealers.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The thing is, harmful apps are now difficult to detect compared to years ago. The hackers prefer to get the control of your device without ruining it.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnet

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    There's even extreme edgecases where a compromised machine being part of a botnet actually improves security because the malware shores up security to help itself remain persistent and not find itself removed/blocked by other malware or attackers

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