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    [–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

    Do you disconnect your EOL machines from the internet then?

    Bc using an OS that doesn't get security updates is just asking for trouble, especially if you connect it to the internet

    [–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

    I've not once ever contracted a virus or anything malicious whenever I've had an EOL OS online.

    I'm not that fucking stupid. You just need to know your shit and know where not to go, if there is anywhere to go.

    [–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

    https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/idle-windows-xp-and-2000-machines-get-infected-with-viruses-within-minutes-of-being-exposed-online

    That’s not necessarily going to happen to Windows 10 the day support ends, but do you really want to gamble on when it will?

    [–] johnassel@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 hours ago

    To be fair, they connected the XP and 2k machines directly to the internet. Normally you have a router in between nowadays which makes such infections way harder.