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Just make sure your RDP port is blocked and that you have Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance turned off under System->Remote Settings and you're good. As a double check, make sure all local users on your system have a password or if on Win10 that 'Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication' is turned on.
Well not all of us want to run Linux and use our PC's for gaming constantly. I have tried to install Linux multiple times and every time ran into some indecipherable error message, and failed to use anything but the live boot.
Apparently, you haven't, or you'd be able to use the literal easiest operating system in the world to install. The fact that you play CS:GO tells me all I need to know about your age range, and I assure you that you weren't computer literate when I was learning to program on my Amiga A1200.
Now stop being upset and crack open your user's manual. Do yourself that much.
Windows 7 is BAD... quit using it, go to the wonderful 10! No problems with it at all... please go to 10... come on we are pleading with you, go to the dark si... er 10 is great!
Windows 7 is bad and isn't receiving security updates. If you're still using Windows you should upgrade because the NSA is going to be able to spy on you either way, but Windows 7 is going to be more vulnerable to 3rd party malware. If you care about security you should be using Linux.
Haha how's that? Sure the Linux foundation is starting to get pozzed so it might not be true in a few years, but for right now it's the most secure option. Or is it that Linux isn't that user friendly?
It's that people parrot the idea of Linux being secure without evidence to back up the claim. 'It's open source so you can audit the code' except no one audits the code (talking to you, ssh heartbleed). And unless IME is completely disabled you can forget it. I realize IME is hardware but very few people are going to drop $2500 on a MAC just to run Linux on a machine that does not support IME. Thus I would judge MacOS does a better job of security.
I've currently got a huge bug up my ass over IME so forgive me for going off topic there.
The most secure design can be undermined by an incompetent administrator. A Windows box in the hands of an expert can be secured better than a Linux box in the hands of a lazy user. But, by design, Linux systems are architecturally and philosophically more inherently secure than Windows. For just a peek into that world, consider the strict policies for filesystem organization (FSHS ) in the Linux world and then rummage about through the garbage dump that is your C:\Windows\System directory, read up on the massive kludge of Windows-On-Windows and 64-bit support. Windows is an ill-conceived design blighted by an irresponsible adolescence of catering to ease-of-use at any cost with security be damned that now sits atop an ecosystem of unvettable executables and which has morphed into nothing but a data-harvesting platform of the witless.
The symlinks and parallels ('foo' versus 'usr/foo') are an artifact from ancient days when boot-critical files were kept on faster but space-limited disks and less-critical files could reside on the larger and slower media. It's a bit of history that should have gone away long ago. But, even with this vestigial dichotomy, there are still rigid rules concerning separation of configuration data, executable data, transient data, etc... Some members of the family like the BSD hippies who wrote Irix got sloppy but, as a whole, it's pretty disciplined.
That's not true at all, Linux is secure because of the architecture. That doesn't mean it's 100% secure, but no system is, but it's definitely more secure than Windows and MacOS. Also, the IME is part of the CPU, not the OS. Macs that use Intel chips have an IME too...
Well, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Either you can chose to trade some time and energy for security, or you can chose to trade your data for ease of use. As a free individual it's your choice, I'm only asserting that you actually do have a choice in the matter (despite what (((they))) would have you believe).
Well you can choose to have a VPN and linux, but I have not had luck installing the latter. The former doesn't seem like it would do anything except protect you from your ISP. If they want to spy on you THEY WILL. Don't give them a free.
Linux user here since kernel 1.0.35 circa 1996. No virus or malware problems ever in that span. Full-disk encryption on every machine and portable hard drive I own. VPN used for most of my online activity, even casual stuff.
Having said all of that, do I feel "safe" from being spied on? Not really. I'm certainly better postured against most of the crap that Windows users inflict upon themselves but I'm not impervious because of threats like the Intel Management Engine. None of us are.
I've got a hobby project. A scratch-built single-board Z80 computer which will eventually run CP/M, built mainly as a means to reminisce. Even loaded with all the bells & whistles of a high-end business machine of the era it's simple enough to completely get your head around every nook and cranny of every register and byte. I genuinely wonder if we are headed to a future where a "computer underground" will have to exist using tech like this just to assure escape from the eyes of our rulers? The answer to that will be self-evident when you start seeing laws to eradicate "rogue hackers" that insist on using platforms outside of the approved norm.
it's simple enough to completely get your head around every nook and cranny of every register and byte
No, it's not. Not everyone is as smart as you. I have been building computers since I was 13 and introduced to them at an early age, computers are very hard to get into and stay into for most people.
I'd like to say "thanks, I am a genius" but that's really not the case. Z80 builds are a dime a dozen and you can find countless examples on the Internet. Here's a very basic one you could breadboard in an afternoon: Grant's 7-chip Z80 computer
The only trick is programming it. The assembly is easy enough to learn, execution begins at address 0 on power up. TASM is a great free assembler. You just need to buy a chip programmer to get your binary code into the silicon. 8-bit microprocessors really are simple enough an average techie can master. The world was different (and better) back then. Give the first few chapters of this a skim and you'll change your mind.
Clive Sinclair truly is a genius. The TS1000 was a minimalist masterpiece. Every spare cycle, side-effect, and clever programming trick known pulled off a fully-operational computer with keyboard (of sorts), BASIC, and a video interface with an absolute minimal chip count that the masses could afford.
dude the average techie does not know(age wise or skill level varies) the terms you listed in this comment. Not all of us are in our 40's and have been around since freaking 8 bit processors. Assembly sounds CRAZY difficult.
A computer and a gun can both be easy to use and extremely dangerous if used carelessly and without competence. Take the time to get your head around the pieces. Don't try to tackle everything at once. Pick an aspect and learn everything you can about it. Then pick something else. And then, one day, the magic disappears and you grok it. That's a mixed bag, though. Sometimes I miss the magic.
Don't let assembly intimidate you. It's all about coding in baby steps. Assembly does its work in very small steps that execute blazingly fast. It's a tool that's right for certain jobs but good to know when you encounter one of them.
There is actually a way to partially disable the IME after boot, but of course that still leaves you vulnerable at startup. Of course, to anyone reading this, there is no such thing as perfectly secure, only degrees of security. Using Windows is like leaving your front door open, whereas using Linux or BSD is like having a good deadbolt. Sure a motivated attacker can still get in, but at least you'll make them work for it.
I have no clue how UEFI works. I think that has got me into the way of installing Windows 7(gamer) or any Linux distributable. The only one I was able to get to work was SteamOS and I had a couple of games work. Live Kali and Ubuntu worked fine but I was not interested in having a liveboot. I know it's safer but I my PC is passworded and I don't do anything illegal anyway.
Oh yeah I definitely agree that it's not easy, I'm just saying that it can be done, but it definitely requires a bit of work. I know usually the Linux advocates are like "Oh it's so easy, you should do it now, blah blah blah" but I'm definitely not saying that. It's easier than it was even 5 years ago, but if you're not the kind of of person that is willing to hack around if you end up running into issues then Linux is definitely not for you. Basically it doesn't "just work", rather "it almost just works" haha. With that said, if you want to explore it again, if you have two GPUs and your CPU supports virtualization extensions, you can actually run Windows in a virtual machine and passthrough some of your CPU cores and the spare GPU and get almost native performance. I set that up recently as I was tired of dual booting and am able to even play VR games in the VM.
I don't thin Linux will ever enter the mainstream, way too much negative propaganda against it, intentional lack of vendor support (looking at you NVidia), some programs and/or settings require the terminal still, irrecoverable crashes with Grub are way harder to fix for the common person. But more importantly, without the diversity, or the NSA, think how far our computing would have gone to, think of all thew new projects that could have been built. Instead the newest sector (at least the way i see it) will be cryptography since we now have to "fix" the fuck ups of greedy, unrelentlessly nosey kikes
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Thornamajig ago
Just make sure your RDP port is blocked and that you have Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance turned off under System->Remote Settings and you're good. As a double check, make sure all local users on your system have a password or if on Win10 that 'Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication' is turned on.
acheron2012 ago
If you use windows you deserve whatever happens to you.
menotcaring
P33psh04h ago
Well not all of us want to run Linux and use our PC's for gaming constantly. I have tried to install Linux multiple times and every time ran into some indecipherable error message, and failed to use anything but the live boot.
Paralaxor ago
Then stop gaming. I did it too. It's not hard to get over an addiction.
P33psh04h ago
Gaming addiction is not an issue for me, just a hobby.
admin2 ago
Use a Macintosh , they have historically over 20 times less remote exploits than windows or even linux prior to 2016.
CVE databases and Bug-Traq databases support the tally.
Lobotomy ago
Learn how to use a computer. That's a you problem.
P33psh04h ago
lmfao you have a lobotomy right in real life?
Lobotomy ago
I'm running Linux right now on a computer made this year. Learn how to use your PC.
P33psh04h ago
dude fuck off.
Lobotomy ago
No, learn to use a computer.
P33psh04h ago
wowzor. I have been using a computer since before you were born. Get FUCKED.
Lobotomy ago
Apparently, you haven't, or you'd be able to use the literal easiest operating system in the world to install. The fact that you play CS:GO tells me all I need to know about your age range, and I assure you that you weren't computer literate when I was learning to program on my Amiga A1200.
Now stop being upset and crack open your user's manual. Do yourself that much.
P33psh04h ago
Not true imo.
Kalergi ago
Download a live disc or 2 of Linux. Manjero is easy start, has Office built in. It is much better than early days for noobs.
Get an extra Samsung SSD for $60, dual boot quick.
donotreply2 ago
Windows 7 is BAD... quit using it, go to the wonderful 10! No problems with it at all... please go to 10... come on we are pleading with you, go to the dark si... er 10 is great!
snafu ago
Windows 7 is bad and isn't receiving security updates. If you're still using Windows you should upgrade because the NSA is going to be able to spy on you either way, but Windows 7 is going to be more vulnerable to 3rd party malware. If you care about security you should be using Linux.
Saturday405 ago
You lost me with that last sentence.
TrevorLahey ago
Just meant to say that the observable trend is pretty evident and where it's headed doesn't require a lot of conspiratory conjecture.
snafu ago
Haha how's that? Sure the Linux foundation is starting to get pozzed so it might not be true in a few years, but for right now it's the most secure option. Or is it that Linux isn't that user friendly?
Saturday405 ago
It's that people parrot the idea of Linux being secure without evidence to back up the claim. 'It's open source so you can audit the code' except no one audits the code (talking to you, ssh heartbleed). And unless IME is completely disabled you can forget it. I realize IME is hardware but very few people are going to drop $2500 on a MAC just to run Linux on a machine that does not support IME. Thus I would judge MacOS does a better job of security.
I've currently got a huge bug up my ass over IME so forgive me for going off topic there.
TrevorLahey ago
The most secure design can be undermined by an incompetent administrator. A Windows box in the hands of an expert can be secured better than a Linux box in the hands of a lazy user. But, by design, Linux systems are architecturally and philosophically more inherently secure than Windows. For just a peek into that world, consider the strict policies for filesystem organization (FSHS ) in the Linux world and then rummage about through the garbage dump that is your C:\Windows\System directory, read up on the massive kludge of Windows-On-Windows and 64-bit support. Windows is an ill-conceived design blighted by an irresponsible adolescence of catering to ease-of-use at any cost with security be damned that now sits atop an ecosystem of unvettable executables and which has morphed into nothing but a data-harvesting platform of the witless.
Saturday405 ago
Regarding 'strict policies for filesystem organization':
cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 7.5.1804 (Core)
ls -l /sbin
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 8 May 19 2018 /sbin -> usr/sbin
ls -l /bin
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 7 May 19 2018 /bin -> usr/bin
ls -l /lib
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 7 May 19 2018 /lib -> usr/lib
TrevorLahey ago
The symlinks and parallels ('foo' versus 'usr/foo') are an artifact from ancient days when boot-critical files were kept on faster but space-limited disks and less-critical files could reside on the larger and slower media. It's a bit of history that should have gone away long ago. But, even with this vestigial dichotomy, there are still rigid rules concerning separation of configuration data, executable data, transient data, etc... Some members of the family like the BSD hippies who wrote Irix got sloppy but, as a whole, it's pretty disciplined.
snafu ago
That's not true at all, Linux is secure because of the architecture. That doesn't mean it's 100% secure, but no system is, but it's definitely more secure than Windows and MacOS. Also, the IME is part of the CPU, not the OS. Macs that use Intel chips have an IME too...
Saturday405 ago
MACs have IME but it's locked out. Apple uses a custom version of the Intel chips.
I'd love to source this for you but it's something I looked into many years ago during the first IME scare.
Anyway, let's agree to disagree about what system is the most secure. You do you :-)
P33psh04h ago
Both.
snafu ago
Well, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Either you can chose to trade some time and energy for security, or you can chose to trade your data for ease of use. As a free individual it's your choice, I'm only asserting that you actually do have a choice in the matter (despite what (((they))) would have you believe).
P33psh04h ago
Well you can choose to have a VPN and linux, but I have not had luck installing the latter. The former doesn't seem like it would do anything except protect you from your ISP. If they want to spy on you THEY WILL. Don't give them a free.
TrevorLahey ago
Linux user here since kernel 1.0.35 circa 1996. No virus or malware problems ever in that span. Full-disk encryption on every machine and portable hard drive I own. VPN used for most of my online activity, even casual stuff.
Having said all of that, do I feel "safe" from being spied on? Not really. I'm certainly better postured against most of the crap that Windows users inflict upon themselves but I'm not impervious because of threats like the Intel Management Engine. None of us are.
I've got a hobby project. A scratch-built single-board Z80 computer which will eventually run CP/M, built mainly as a means to reminisce. Even loaded with all the bells & whistles of a high-end business machine of the era it's simple enough to completely get your head around every nook and cranny of every register and byte. I genuinely wonder if we are headed to a future where a "computer underground" will have to exist using tech like this just to assure escape from the eyes of our rulers? The answer to that will be self-evident when you start seeing laws to eradicate "rogue hackers" that insist on using platforms outside of the approved norm.
Blompf ago
Linux is good, i recommend dual-booting windows if you wanna play vidya.
P33psh04h ago
No, it's not. Not everyone is as smart as you. I have been building computers since I was 13 and introduced to them at an early age, computers are very hard to get into and stay into for most people.
TrevorLahey ago
I'd like to say "thanks, I am a genius" but that's really not the case. Z80 builds are a dime a dozen and you can find countless examples on the Internet. Here's a very basic one you could breadboard in an afternoon: Grant's 7-chip Z80 computer
The only trick is programming it. The assembly is easy enough to learn, execution begins at address 0 on power up. TASM is a great free assembler. You just need to buy a chip programmer to get your binary code into the silicon. 8-bit microprocessors really are simple enough an average techie can master. The world was different (and better) back then. Give the first few chapters of this a skim and you'll change your mind.
EDIT: Links
Kalergi ago
Timex Sinclair, FTW.
TrevorLahey ago
Clive Sinclair truly is a genius. The TS1000 was a minimalist masterpiece. Every spare cycle, side-effect, and clever programming trick known pulled off a fully-operational computer with keyboard (of sorts), BASIC, and a video interface with an absolute minimal chip count that the masses could afford.
P33psh04h ago
dude the average techie does not know(age wise or skill level varies) the terms you listed in this comment. Not all of us are in our 40's and have been around since freaking 8 bit processors. Assembly sounds CRAZY difficult.
TrevorLahey ago
A computer and a gun can both be easy to use and extremely dangerous if used carelessly and without competence. Take the time to get your head around the pieces. Don't try to tackle everything at once. Pick an aspect and learn everything you can about it. Then pick something else. And then, one day, the magic disappears and you grok it. That's a mixed bag, though. Sometimes I miss the magic.
Don't let assembly intimidate you. It's all about coding in baby steps. Assembly does its work in very small steps that execute blazingly fast. It's a tool that's right for certain jobs but good to know when you encounter one of them.
snafu ago
There is actually a way to partially disable the IME after boot, but of course that still leaves you vulnerable at startup. Of course, to anyone reading this, there is no such thing as perfectly secure, only degrees of security. Using Windows is like leaving your front door open, whereas using Linux or BSD is like having a good deadbolt. Sure a motivated attacker can still get in, but at least you'll make them work for it.
P33psh04h ago
I have no clue how UEFI works. I think that has got me into the way of installing Windows 7(gamer) or any Linux distributable. The only one I was able to get to work was SteamOS and I had a couple of games work. Live Kali and Ubuntu worked fine but I was not interested in having a liveboot. I know it's safer but I my PC is passworded and I don't do anything illegal anyway.
snafu ago
Oh yeah I definitely agree that it's not easy, I'm just saying that it can be done, but it definitely requires a bit of work. I know usually the Linux advocates are like "Oh it's so easy, you should do it now, blah blah blah" but I'm definitely not saying that. It's easier than it was even 5 years ago, but if you're not the kind of of person that is willing to hack around if you end up running into issues then Linux is definitely not for you. Basically it doesn't "just work", rather "it almost just works" haha. With that said, if you want to explore it again, if you have two GPUs and your CPU supports virtualization extensions, you can actually run Windows in a virtual machine and passthrough some of your CPU cores and the spare GPU and get almost native performance. I set that up recently as I was tired of dual booting and am able to even play VR games in the VM.
dlion ago
I don't thin Linux will ever enter the mainstream, way too much negative propaganda against it, intentional lack of vendor support (looking at you NVidia), some programs and/or settings require the terminal still, irrecoverable crashes with Grub are way harder to fix for the common person. But more importantly, without the diversity, or the NSA, think how far our computing would have gone to, think of all thew new projects that could have been built. Instead the newest sector (at least the way i see it) will be cryptography since we now have to "fix" the fuck ups of greedy, unrelentlessly nosey kikes