oleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Moving to piefed.lemmy.fan/c/weird_news - Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 2 years agoA Windows XP machine's life expectancy in 2024 seems to be about 10 minutes before even just an idle net connection renders it a trojan-riddled zombie PCwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1373arrow-down128file-text
arrow-up1345arrow-down1external-linkA Windows XP machine's life expectancy in 2024 seems to be about 10 minutes before even just an idle net connection renders it a trojan-riddled zombie PCwww.pcgamer.comoleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Moving to piefed.lemmy.fan/c/weird_news - Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square55linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareconfusedbytheBasics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down33·2 years agoMy router is a computer connected to the Internet. Yours probably is too.
minus-squareDaPorkchop_ [any]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down3·2 years agoyour router is not running windows XP with the firewall turned off
minus-squaretrafficnab@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoIn fact, it is the firewall that separates your network from the internet, it’s the first line of defense that would normally provide some protection for an exploitable machine
minus-squareconfusedbytheBasics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI know that. Re-read the post I replied to.
My router is a computer connected to the Internet. Yours probably is too.
your router is not running windows XP with the firewall turned off
In fact, it is the firewall that separates your network from the internet, it’s the first line of defense that would normally provide some protection for an exploitable machine
I know that. Re-read the post I replied to.