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"Interesting idea but we can imagine the downside">

Yeah, what he said.

1 posted on 04/11/2016 8:42:46 PM PDT by dayglored
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To: dayglored; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; amigatec; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ...
Windows 10 brings all new excitement to system failures... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

2 posted on 04/11/2016 8:43:23 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: dayglored
Win10 cra$he$?

Like Win 3.11?

4 posted on 04/11/2016 8:53:21 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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To: dayglored

Fake code square right to a malware site.


5 posted on 04/11/2016 9:03:34 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: dayglored

<< “Faking a system crash ... trick someone into opening...” >>

This happened to me last night. I have Windows 8.

A warning whistle came up over my sound (scared me half to death) and a pop up claiming to be from my small time “provider” warning me I had a virus, and all my private information was in risk.

I was to IMMEDIATELY call Microsoft Tech 800 number.

I did it all. I let them into my computer for 45 minutes, thought I was talking to Microsoft. They took over access of everything and drew circles around all my problems, Greek to me.

Finally, for 199.99 they could clean out the evil “virus”.

So, of course that rang my bell, and in French I got rid of them fast and called my security service. They were some foreign country I could not understand. Hung up on them and called security.

McAFEE repaired me, replaced my security and I was on the dang phone from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. Nightmare.


6 posted on 04/11/2016 9:07:22 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: dayglored

“Windows 10: New and Improved BSOD, Now With More QC!!!”

It’s what we’ve all been asking for for years, and now it’s finally here!


9 posted on 04/11/2016 9:19:50 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: dayglored

Only one STOP code is needed:

“You fkd up again! You bought Windows!! Haven’t you learned anything over the last 30 years???”


10 posted on 04/11/2016 9:23:24 PM PDT by Mr. M.J.B.
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To: dayglored

If anyone is interested in how invasive Win 10 really is, take a look at this video. When you first see this guy, you may think he’s some babbling YouTube kid who thinks he’s a computer guru and perhaps a joke. He’s not, this is one smart dude. He worked for Microsoft as a programmer for 15 years but was laid off when MS cut their workforce prior to Windows 10 being rolled out. He talks VERY fast but plain. If you can stick with it, he’ll show you some things about Windows 10 that will make you say....WHAT THE HELL?

I know...A lot of these so called self proclaimed computer gurus claim they work or worked for Microsoft. Ever heard of Spybot? The bottom link is a link to Spybot. They have a program that keeps Win 10 spying down to a minimum but you need to know how to use it. They have a link to this guy’s site as he gives and in depth tutorial.

This really is not for the beginner. Even the tech savvy will be tested on this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1kGMCfb2xw

https://www.safer-networking.org/2015/spybot-anti-beacon-tutorial/


18 posted on 04/12/2016 12:18:25 AM PDT by Valk Rider
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does any guru know if it’s possible to run windows 10 as main os BUT not allow it access to itnernet, and run linux under a virtual machine and only allow linux to access Internet? If so, how coudl i be sure Windows wasn’;t gaining access to hte net too?


19 posted on 04/12/2016 12:29:40 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: dayglored
Neat idea, huh. Except we can imagine the fun malware will have with this. Fake a system crash by popping up a blue screen, show a QR code that links to a malicious website, and fool someone into opening it on their browser. From there you can offer crap PC repair software (your machine just "crashed", after all), pretend to be Microsoft offering updates to fix your PC, and so on.

Ever hear of the BSOD Screen Saver (2006)? It looks totally authentic to the trained eye because it incorporates details sys internals of the system on which it is running.

We'll wait to see where Redmond's engineers take this.

The author of the BSOD Screen Saver is a prominent Redmond engineer.

20 posted on 04/12/2016 12:31:54 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: dayglored

Bkmk


24 posted on 04/12/2016 3:12:47 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt ( British historian Arnold Toynbee - Civilisations die from suicide, not by murder.)
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To: dayglored
Fake a system crash by popping up a blue screen, show a QR code that links to a malicious website, and fool someone into opening it on their browser. From there you can offer crap PC repair software (your machine just "crashed", after all), pretend to be Microsoft offering updates to fix your PC, and so on. We'll wait to see where Redmond's engineers take this.

I suspect Redmond engineers are dealing with this possibility ... might be why the 'solution' isn't out yet.

Will we get shut down ans self start in the event of a major cyber attack? That's got to be next.

28 posted on 04/12/2016 7:47:49 AM PDT by GOPJ ("Should a Jewish baker be forced to bake a cake for a Nazi wedding?" John Stossel)
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To: dayglored
Fake a system crash by popping up a blue screen, show a QR code that links to a malicious website, and fool someone into opening it on their browser. From there you can offer crap PC repair software (your machine just "crashed", after all), pretend to be Microsoft offering updates to fix your PC, and so on. We'll wait to see where Redmond's engineers take this.

I suspect Redmond engineers are dealing with this possibility ... might be why the 'solution' isn't out yet.

Will we get shut down and self-start in the event of a major cyber attack? That's got to be next. The shut down would STOP American computers from assisting with the attack.

29 posted on 04/12/2016 7:48:49 AM PDT by GOPJ ("Should a Jewish baker be forced to bake a cake for a Nazi wedding?" John Stossel)
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