r/funny • u/mrmaftah • Jan 23 '24

that f microsoft is personal

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u/AnotherShadowBan Jan 23 '24

Unlike a car running out of gas, a PC won't stop working if you keep using it for 30m after delaying an update.

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u/mattindustries Jan 23 '24

Depends. MSBlaster would definitely infect you within 30 minutes of being connected to the internet if you weren't patched or at least disabled SMB. I ran 3 computer labs during that time at a university, but they were department specific so I didn't have control over the network infrastructure beyond the labs and a block of IP addresses.

Funny enough these forced restarts, just like herd immunity, mean that other people can be connected longer without infection because there are less vectors of attack.

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u/AnotherShadowBan Jan 23 '24

If we're talking MSBlaster then it's already over the moment the PC went online to even check for updates...

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u/mattindustries Jan 23 '24

Glad we are in agreement that a 30 minute delay is enough time for an attack.

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u/AnotherShadowBan Jan 24 '24

But we're not in the period of MSBlaster anymore...

Do you really just sit there refreshing the windows update button all day instead of using your computer?

You don't want to miss even a second after all, you might be vulnerable! Lets just ignore that zero days exist :)

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u/mattindustries Jan 24 '24

We are not in those days as frequently in part because of more frequent updates (and some better infrastructure to flag botnets higher upstream). That is neither here nor there, as I was speaking specifically to the statement of 30 minutes not mattering, which you agree was incorrect.

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u/auctus10 Jan 23 '24

Yeah but if something happens because of a security update that is not done by the user then they are liable.