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Where do viruses come from for contemporaray internet surfing? Considering win10 has its own defender, I really don't know how ones gets infected when using the internet. What websites should we make precautions about?
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Where do viruses come from for contemporaray internet surfing? Considering win10 has its own defender, I really don't know how ones gets infected when using the internet. What websites should we make precautions about?
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One doesn't get viruses from simply "surfing the 'Net." In order to get infected you have to download and run malware. Malicious websites try to trick you into running a program. For example, you click a link to watch a video and it asks you to download video player software. The video player software is the malware and you have just infected your computer.
When surfing the web, it is wise to use an up to date, well reviewed anti-malware/virus scanner. Additionally, never download and run software from a website you don't implicitly trust.
answered Nov 24 at 13:04
Keltari
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In theory a website could abuse an bug in the browser being used to open the website. This bug could allow remote code execution meaning no user actions are required. Although such bugs are very uncommon in any up to date browser and even if found are fixed very fast its still a possibility. Here is a somewhat recent report about Chrome: cisecurity.org/advisory/…
– User025
Nov 24 at 14:03
@ Keltari @ User025 Thank you. Then is win10's default defender good enough in protecting us from online viruses? Is there a need to install another antivirus software?
– feynman
Nov 26 at 2:48
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One doesn't get viruses from simply "surfing the 'Net." In order to get infected you have to download and run malware. Malicious websites try to trick you into running a program. For example, you click a link to watch a video and it asks you to download video player software. The video player software is the malware and you have just infected your computer.
When surfing the web, it is wise to use an up to date, well reviewed anti-malware/virus scanner. Additionally, never download and run software from a website you don't implicitly trust.
answered Nov 24 at 13:04
Keltari
49.3k17113165
In theory a website could abuse an bug in the browser being used to open the website. This bug could allow remote code execution meaning no user actions are required. Although such bugs are very uncommon in any up to date browser and even if found are fixed very fast its still a possibility. Here is a somewhat recent report about Chrome: cisecurity.org/advisory/…
– User025
Nov 24 at 14:03
@ Keltari @ User025 Thank you. Then is win10's default defender good enough in protecting us from online viruses? Is there a need to install another antivirus software?
– feynman
Nov 26 at 2:48
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One doesn't get viruses from simply "surfing the 'Net." In order to get infected you have to download and run malware. Malicious websites try to trick you into running a program. For example, you click a link to watch a video and it asks you to download video player software. The video player software is the malware and you have just infected your computer.
When surfing the web, it is wise to use an up to date, well reviewed anti-malware/virus scanner. Additionally, never download and run software from a website you don't implicitly trust.
answered Nov 24 at 13:04
Keltari
49.3k17113165
In theory a website could abuse an bug in the browser being used to open the website. This bug could allow remote code execution meaning no user actions are required. Although such bugs are very uncommon in any up to date browser and even if found are fixed very fast its still a possibility. Here is a somewhat recent report about Chrome: cisecurity.org/advisory/…
– User025
Nov 24 at 14:03
@ Keltari @ User025 Thank you. Then is win10's default defender good enough in protecting us from online viruses? Is there a need to install another antivirus software?
– feynman
Nov 26 at 2:48
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One doesn't get viruses from simply "surfing the 'Net." In order to get infected you have to download and run malware. Malicious websites try to trick you into running a program. For example, you click a link to watch a video and it asks you to download video player software. The video player software is the malware and you have just infected your computer.
When surfing the web, it is wise to use an up to date, well reviewed anti-malware/virus scanner. Additionally, never download and run software from a website you don't implicitly trust.
answered Nov 24 at 13:04
Keltari
49.3k17113165
One doesn't get viruses from simply "surfing the 'Net." In order to get infected you have to download and run malware. Malicious websites try to trick you into running a program. For example, you click a link to watch a video and it asks you to download video player software. The video player software is the malware and you have just infected your computer.
When surfing the web, it is wise to use an up to date, well reviewed anti-malware/virus scanner. Additionally, never download and run software from a website you don't implicitly trust.
answered Nov 24 at 13:04
Keltari
49.3k17113165
answered Nov 24 at 13:04
Keltari
49.3k17113165
answered Nov 24 at 13:04
Keltari
49.3k17113165
answered Nov 24 at 13:04
Keltari
49.3k17113165
49.3k17113165
In theory a website could abuse an bug in the browser being used to open the website. This bug could allow remote code execution meaning no user actions are required. Although such bugs are very uncommon in any up to date browser and even if found are fixed very fast its still a possibility. Here is a somewhat recent report about Chrome: cisecurity.org/advisory/…
– User025
Nov 24 at 14:03
@ Keltari @ User025 Thank you. Then is win10's default defender good enough in protecting us from online viruses? Is there a need to install another antivirus software?
– feynman
Nov 26 at 2:48
add a comment |
In theory a website could abuse an bug in the browser being used to open the website. This bug could allow remote code execution meaning no user actions are required. Although such bugs are very uncommon in any up to date browser and even if found are fixed very fast its still a possibility. Here is a somewhat recent report about Chrome: cisecurity.org/advisory/…
– User025
Nov 24 at 14:03
@ Keltari @ User025 Thank you. Then is win10's default defender good enough in protecting us from online viruses? Is there a need to install another antivirus software?
– feynman
Nov 26 at 2:48
In theory a website could abuse an bug in the browser being used to open the website. This bug could allow remote code execution meaning no user actions are required. Although such bugs are very uncommon in any up to date browser and even if found are fixed very fast its still a possibility. Here is a somewhat recent report about Chrome: cisecurity.org/advisory/…
– User025
Nov 24 at 14:03
In theory a website could abuse an bug in the browser being used to open the website. This bug could allow remote code execution meaning no user actions are required. Although such bugs are very uncommon in any up to date browser and even if found are fixed very fast its still a possibility. Here is a somewhat recent report about Chrome: cisecurity.org/advisory/…
– User025
Nov 24 at 14:03
@ Keltari @ User025 Thank you. Then is win10's default defender good enough in protecting us from online viruses? Is there a need to install another antivirus software?
– feynman
Nov 26 at 2:48
@ Keltari @ User025 Thank you. Then is win10's default defender good enough in protecting us from online viruses? Is there a need to install another antivirus software?
– feynman
Nov 26 at 2:48
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