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Fake "Leaked" GTA VI Build Hides Malware in 113 GB of Empty Code (www.techpowerup.com)
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[+] -6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Add to this, use Linux when dealing with sketchy things that you downloaded from sketchy places. If you configured it correctly, it won't be too difficult to undo any potential issues

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    What about Linux is easier than a similarly prepped windows device?

    Unless it’s changed recently, windows you just need to press a button during load (like bios) to boot into safe mode. And from there you can reload a variety of “snapshots” to recover from most malware issues.

    How is Linux easier than that, I don’t use Linux, but windows is incredibly simple already.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Mostly that the malware has a much higher chance of escaping containment on a Windows install, because it's designed to attack Windows.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago*

    Do you not know what loading a recovery snap shot does? It doesn’t matter if it escapes. Whatever was new is removed since it’s restoring your harddrive to a previous state. It’s like a backup harddrive, without being external.

    There’s ways for the malware to disable recovery mode, but I would assume the same could happen to Linux as well.

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