Thanks David!! On 2025-04-22 15:02, David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss wrote: > Maybe put it into a VM (eg, VirtualBox) hosted on a Mac or Linux? > > That’s what I use to do my Delphi development because the IDE only runs > in Windows. > > I don’t use it for anything else, although I do run the browsers in it, > largely b/c I’m doing web dev work. I also need to access things on the > web from time to time. > > I’m curious about how safe that is going forward. > > I’ve heard it’s mostly from direct access by bots that do port scanning > and look for known security holes. > > Someone set up a little box with a freshly-installed version of Win XP > that was otherwise untouched, and within 20 minutes of plugging it into > the internet it had been infected with four different things. > I assume there was no firewall? I assume that a good firewall might be the solution for running win10 after it expires? - Keith > -David Schwartz > > > > >> On Apr 22, 2025, at 1:54 PM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I have one app that is windows only. I am not going to upgrade to >> win11. >> >> I asked AI the question and the response was mostly along the lines of >> security: >> >> - Your system will be vulnerable to new malware, viruses, and >> ransomware. >> >> - Use good antivirus software. >> >> - Stop using the PC for sensitive things like banking or email. >> >> I am running the free version of AGV. >> >> I have no understanding of the win built in security... >> >> I am going to try and migrate away from win10 at some point. My daily >> driver is Kubuntu... I hope to cure the M$ issue by migrating >> completely onto Linux. >> >> Any thoughts on what I might want to do if I need to run win10 after >> it's EOL? >> >> Thanks!! >> Keith >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss