How do people get computer viruses nowadays?

[𝗠𝗞𝗖]

Last time I got something was a few years ago and I just factory reset the ‘puter.

>factory resetting instead of clean installing with a windows USB

 

[basil]

if you google “free (thing)” on mainstream internet browsers the first results will just be surveys and not viruses. however if you keep scrolling they will 100% be viruses instead.

this is 100% due to that the internet is very quickly becoming non-anonymous. there are ads on mainstream websites that say “oh you can get a free water cooler” and it’s this shady but legitimate company that makes you do a shit ton of surveys and try their best to prevent you from getting said prize.

 

[Slvt4BIBISI]

>factory resetting instead of clean installing with a windows USB

We nusois are tec illiterate.

 

[Thrembolone]

trying to pirate shit without knowing the safe sites

 

[basil]

this is 100% due to that the internet is very quickly becoming non-anonymous. there are ads on mainstream websites that say “oh you can get a free water cooler” and it’s this shady but legitimate company that makes you do a shit ton of surveys and try their best to prevent you from getting said prize.

the only shit that’s straight up giving you computer viruses is made by some random guy in an impoverished country that really won’t affect anyone in the long term. it’s not the 2000s anymore. major data breaches don’t happen because of some random guy anymore.

 

[Slvt4BIBISI]

the only shit that’s straight up giving you computer viruses is made by some random guy in an impoverished country that really won’t affect anyone in the long term. it’s not the 2000s anymore. major data breaches don’t happen because of some random guy anymore.

Does phishing count as a “virus”?

 

[basil]

Does phishing count as a “virus”?

no. phishing varies because it can be super super illegal because it could be some random website pretending to be a government website, most commonly are postal services. but it also could be like and most of the time it’s like “hey put ur roblox account password into this cuz ur signed out for some reason”

 

[LeHombre]

Does phishing count as a “virus”?

no. phishing varies because it can be super super illegal because it could be some random website pretending to be a government website, most commonly are postal services. but it also could be like and most of the time it’s like “hey put ur roblox account password into this cuz ur signed out for some reason”

 

[Slvt4BIBISI]

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Dammit usually these do something like have their clock show an ESL timezone, discord on the desktop, or something else kekworthy.

 

[LeHombre]

Dammit usually these do something like have their clock show an ESL timezones, discord on the desktop, or something else kekworthy.

actually thats not discord, its that window 7 anime girl i have as my current wallpaper

the wallpaper comes from the CD btw (its available on archive if you wanna snoop around the .iso file)

 

[Steve]

Dammit usually these do something like have their clock show an ESL timezones, discord on the desktop, or something else kekworthy.

Patrick is a Polish aryan, he's not a swarthy ESL.

 

[1844 or Something]

I've had like 7 different single milfs in my area send me a virus before I even get a chance to message them. I mean, don't put an ad on hardcoregrannyporn. com if you get upset when I click on it you dumb bitch