floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoAsus bombards Windows 11 with christmas.exe malware-like Christmas wreath bannerwww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11
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minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 days agoIf it’s unwanted, disruptive, and (allegedly) impacts performance, that’s not “malware-like”. It’s malware.
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·16 days agoConfirmed, windows 11 is malware.
minus-squareAmon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoThe seven windows 11 users disagree with you (I am not one of them)
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoIt also automatically reinstalls itself through a BIOS feature. That’s advanced level malware.
minus-squareLeate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-216 days agoI think the title indicates that it’s like the malware known as “Christmas.exe”. Edit: I have too much faith in humanity…
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoThe title is pushing the narrative that “real companies” doing hostile bullshit isn’t “real malware”. When companies ship malware, it should be called malware.
If it’s unwanted, disruptive, and (allegedly) impacts performance, that’s not “malware-like”. It’s malware.
Confirmed, windows 11 is malware.
The seven windows 11 users disagree with you
(I am not one of them)
It also automatically reinstalls itself through a BIOS feature. That’s advanced level malware.
I think the title indicates that it’s like the malware known as “Christmas.exe”.Edit: I have too much faith in humanity…
The title is pushing the narrative that “real companies” doing hostile bullshit isn’t “real malware”.
When companies ship malware, it should be called malware.