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I would rather have malware ---- at least it happened under my control. However, I really wonder what kind of attack surfaces I may have, if I have zero expose

I would rather have malware ---- at least it happened under my control. However, I really wonder what kind of attack surfaces I may have, if I have zero exposed ports, never plug in any drive from untrusted sources, and always double and triple check any program before running? I haven't used any antivirus(including windows defender) since I got my first computer and never got any virus, also I monitor my running processes frequently and have an adequate knowledge of windows internals. Malwares are not like COVID-19...

doodlesdev 3y ago
> never got any virus That you know of... > I monitor my running processes frequently PSA: Search for something called lolbin. Short for "living off the land binaries". Not every malware needs to have it's own process or will be easily identifiable when looking at a process list. Anyways, you can simply disable feature updates on Windows and keep the security ones until that specific version reaches EOL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/take-control-of-windows-10-feature-updates-using-these-settings/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/take-control...