Leaked NSA Tools Target Windows 2000 to Windows 8

[nooby89]

I'm on W10 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[VitaType]

A bunch of old exploits, nothing serious bad. But reading there blog post makes me worry. I hate Trump and most of this politics/views and the NSA is clearly a criminal organization (hands down, they steal information and technology concepts for US companies from foreign companies. Something no company talks about offialy, but it's well known and observed at least in the german industry. Would wonder if it's different in other advanced countries).

But given out basicly weapons (cyber weapons, but still weapons) in large quantities as 'protest' is wrong and criminal (this coming from someone who thinks Snowden did the right thing).
As for all Windows users who now spin in circles here a easy to use and accesible linux distribution (not that you should feel safe with it since the NSA works on Linux securtiy with SELinux ): https://www.ubuntu.com/

 

[RevPokemon]

Opera 10 is a 2009 browser, which isn't sufficient for today's web. HTML5 alone didn't come out until 2014.

It really depends upon what you need for your web usage since that will dictate if it is appropriate. I mean I use IE8 occasionally and it works okish for my needs.

 

[Lacius]

It really depends upon what you need for your web usage since that will dictate if it is appropriate. I mean I use IE8 occasionally and it works okish for my needs.

Last I checked, a third of websites were using HTML5, and I think that statistic was years ago. I just downloaded and installed Opera 10, and most websites were unusable, requiring numerous refreshes because they weren't able to make secure connections, and the ones that did show up had major display problems, including but not limited to Facebook and YouTube. GBATemp and Google ran fine.

I should note that this is all ignoring the major security risks of running such outdated browsers, of course.

 

[RevPokemon]

I should note that this is all ignoring the major security risks of running such outdated browsers, of course.

Of course but that is a separate issue although regardless it really is a moot point when the OS itself is already so vulnerable.

Last I checked, a third of websites were using HTML5, and I think that statistic was years ago.

https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/ml-html5/all/all says it is at about 63%

I just downloaded and installed Opera 10, and most websites were unusable, requiring numerous refreshes because they weren't able to make secure connections, and the ones that did show up had major display problems, including but not limited to Facebook and YouTube. GBATemp and Google ran fine.

Welp with the XP machine that I have occasionally had to use (last time was early in 16), IE8 was ok with GBATemp, Reddit, Wikipedia, and also a few older ones. But regardless one really should not use such an old OS and browser for real world use especially when a replacement is cheap nowadays.

 

[DinohScene]

You can still update to Windows 10 as if it were that free upgrade period very easily, without using the accessibility upgrade stuff. All you have to do is generate the ticket that says, "I tried to update during the free upgrade period." PM me if you're interested.


Opera 10 is a 2009 browser, which isn't sufficient for today's web. HTML5 alone didn't come out until 2014.

Didn't say it was perfect or the best choice out there.
Win 98 still performs on todays web.
That was me entire point ._.

 

[MionissNio]

Guys I found mmost secure OS!

My bios not online not crackable!

 

[Mr. Wizard]

First mac os isn't linux and have nothing to do, it is a osx flaw not a Linux one

Did you even read the article?
"Another intriguing finding: with the exception of Mac-formatted Mach object file binary, the entire Fruitfly malware library runs just fine on Linux computers."

The most secure systems are linux and free/openBsd

This is just absurd. The most secure system is the most obscure one. I would have to say OS/2 is one of the most secure, as is Haiku OS, or IBM z/OS. And only until the day someone bothers to fuck with them.

Here is a How-To guide for writing Linux virii: http://virus.bartolich.at/virus-writing-HOWTO/_html/index.html

The inventor of the term "Computer Virus" did his first experiments on BSD: http://all.net/books/virus/index.html

Here is a platform independant LaTeX virus: http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~hovav/dist/texhack.pdf

Ever heard of this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm

I agree that while it is more difficult to do these things in *nix as opposed to Windows, it's by far not impossible. The fact that Windows is so popular makes it a better target. And again people's complacency will bite them in the ass one day.

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I never updated to 10 during that free upgrade period, because I was an idiot, so if I want to go to 10, I can't simply do it as I'll need to get it activated, and the only way to activate it is less than scrupulous means.

https://www.howtogeek.com/272201/all-the-ways-you-can-still-get-windows-10-for-free/

 

[the_randomizer]

Did you even read the article?
"Another intriguing finding: with the exception of Mac-formatted Mach object file binary, the entire Fruitfly malware library runs just fine on Linux computers."


This is just absurd. The most secure system is the most obscure one. I would have to say OS/2 is one of the most secure, as is Haiku OS, or IBM z/OS. And only until the day someone bothers to fuck with them.

Here is a How-To guide for writing Linux virii: http://virus.bartolich.at/virus-writing-HOWTO/_html/index.html

The inventor of the term "Computer Virus" did his first experiments on BSD: http://all.net/books/virus/index.html

Here is a platform independant LaTeX virus: http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~hovav/dist/texhack.pdf

Ever heard of this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm

I agree that while it is more difficult to do these things in *nix as opposed to Windows, it's by far not impossible. The fact that Windows is so popular makes it a better target. And again people's complacency will bite them in the ass one day.

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https://www.howtogeek.com/272201/all-the-ways-you-can-still-get-windows-10-for-free/

Unfortunately, the way I want to upgrade will render that impossible, I don't want it to take over the main HDD partition and not where I want to install it. I want it on a second HDD and set up a dual boot OS, but that seems impossible with that guide.

 

[YugamiSekai]

Is there a way I can check compatibility for Windows 10? This sounds serious

 

[Mr. Wizard]

Unfortunately, the way I want to upgrade will render that impossible, I don't want it to take over the main HDD partition and not where I want to install it. I want it on a second HDD and set up a dual boot OS, but that seems impossible with that guide.

You can freely move the main windows partition. So do a full HDD backup image to VHDX or your favorite container of choice, upgrade windows, backup windows again, restore your previous partition configuration and restore the new windows backup to whatever partition you want. Your situation is easy, I do it all the time.

You can do this trick to switch from BIOS to EFI as well. Just backup your windows parition, not including recovery or system partitions. Reinstall windows as EFI then restore you data partition.

You can also just copy everything to a USB drive and make it a portable windows-to-go. I used to have to jump through hoops with ghost and shit to do these things with earlier versions of windows...

Fuck I love windows 10.

 

[the_randomizer]

You can freely move the main windows partition. So do a full HDD backup image to VHDX or your favorite container of choice, upgrade windows, backup windows again, restore your previous partition configuration and restore the new windows backup to whatever partition you want. Your situation is easy, I do it all the time.

Unfortunately, making an HDD for two 1 TB HDDs isn't unfeasible in my situation. I wouldn't know anything about doing that method, as I don't have a big enough USB HDD to image or clone my HDD *shrug*. The other problem is I'd have to reinstall all my programs and games as well, and drivers (my USB WiFi adapter is an TP-Link Archer 12UH, which only has partial Win 10 support, not reassuring to be honest). Why can't I use my second HDD and make a new partition instead of having to move things around/formatting? It seems more trouble than it's worth.

 

[Abcdfv]

If I was able to delete drive D (virtual hard drive, partitioned drive) I would side install windows 10. I keep getting the error "Windows was unable to complete the format" and the format option in disk management is grayed out.

Sent from my SM-G903W using Tapatalk

You need to use GParted

 

[BeastMode6]

Welp, time to downgrade to Windows 3.1.

 

[Mr. Wizard]

Is there a way I can check compatibility for Windows 10? This sounds serious

try this in an elevated prompt:

schtasks.exe /Run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"

 

[YugamiSekai]

try this in an elevated prompt:

schtasks.exe /Run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"

Tried that before and nothing happened

 

[Mr. Wizard]

Tried that before and nothing happened

You have to run the "Get Windows 10" application after.

http://techdows.com/2015/06/how-to-enable-get-windows-10-app-icon-windows-7-or-8-1-taskbar.html

 

[Alkéryn]

Did you even read the article?
"Another intriguing finding: with the exception of Mac-formatted Mach object file binary, the entire Fruitfly malware library runs just fine on Linux computers."


This is just absurd. The most secure system is the most obscure one. I would have to say OS/2 is one of the most secure, as is Haiku OS, or IBM z/OS. And only until the day someone bothers to fuck with them.

Here is a How-To guide for writing Linux virii: http://virus.bartolich.at/virus-writing-HOWTO/_html/index.html

The inventor of the term "Computer Virus" did his first experiments on BSD: http://all.net/books/virus/index.html

Here is a platform independant LaTeX virus: http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~hovav/dist/texhack.pdf

Ever heard of this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm

I agree that while it is more difficult to do these things in *nix as opposed to Windows, it's by far not impossible. The fact that Windows is so popular makes it a better target. And again people's complacency will bite them in the ass one day.

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https://www.howtogeek.com/272201/all-the-ways-you-can-still-get-windows-10-for-free/

Are you trolling
Yeah alkeryn os made from scratch in assembly is the most secure since it is extremely obscure but it is unpractical and you couldn't call it an os

The most secure mainstream os not speaking about your caveveman os

 

[Mr. Wizard]

Are you trolling
Yeah alkeryn os made from scratch in assembly is the most secure since it is extremely obscure but it is unpractical and you couldn't call it an os

The most secure mainstream os not speaking about your caveveman os

Fascinating. This has nothing to do with your original points...

OS/2 and Z/OS is still run on more hardware than BSD, but I guess you are talking about consumer markets? In that case MacOS will have to take the win on that one since it enjoys a bigger market share than any flavor of Linux or BSD. And no MacOS is not a flavor of BSD just because Darwin's roots come from BSD userland. It's a complete posix compliant UNIX 03 System.

 

[Alkéryn]

Fascinating. This has nothing to do with your original points...

OS/2 and Z/OS is still run on more hardware than BSD, but I guess you are talking about consumer markets? In that case MacOS will have to take the win on that one since it enjoys a bigger market share than any flavor of Linux or BSD. And no MacOS is not a flavor of BSD just because Darwin's roots come from BSD userland. It's a complete posix compliant UNIX 03 System.

I never said that osx was bsd or linux i said the opposite

And no even an unknown system isn't safer, it have less known vulnerability and people searching for them but it have more unknown vulns than a Linux or a freebsd

My point is that linux is the safest usable system you can have that 's it

Free bsd is even safer but less usable
And diy os is maybe safer because it is unknown but it still have more vulns than a Linux or freebsd

And so you know your os/2 based crap is first
Not usable as a daily OS and secondly not even more secure
Linux comme with decades of patching vulnerabilities, the system you are speaking about have none so even if no one create virus for this it have still more unknown vulns

As a daily os linux and freebsd are the safest period

And saying that linux is less safe than windows is being an idiot