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Youtuber Eric Parker decided to find out how long it will take “naked” Windows XP to be affected by malware in 2024 if you just connect your computer to the Internet and do nothing. Using a virtual machine, Parker created an instance of Windows XP without a firewall or antivirus.
Parker returned to the computer 10 minutes later and immediately found conhoz.exe, a well-known Trojan, in the task manager. He turned off this process and left the PC running again. Just a few minutes later, a new user with administrator rights and a number of new processes appeared, including an FTP server.
Parker has traced the malware to the Russian Federation. He speculates that the attackers are seeking to create a botnet or spam email server on this computer. Further investigation revealed more malware, including another Trojan and a rootkit. A Malwarebytes scan revealed the horror: eight malware were actually running: four Trojans, two backdoors and adware. In other words, the computer has become what is called a “zombie.”
The experiment demonstrates how important security measures and timely software updates are. It will no longer be possible to manage with simple caution, as was the case many years ago. Yes, you can enable the built-in firewall on Windows XP, but software that has not been updated for many years has little chance.
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