• ssm@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 months ago

    Some time around 2010 or so I found a FREE DOWNLOAD for some software I wanted on Youtube. Normally I wouldn’t fall for such a thing, and the video had a huge amount of likes and a basically no dislikes so I thought it was legit (I wasn’t well-acquainted with the concept of view bots). Ended up with some nasty malware, had to reinstall. Don’t run executables off youtube, kids.

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      4 months ago

      Turns out being paranoid about computer security when you are completely computer illiterate is a perfect way to get malware.

      Very true