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Are there any legitimate modern-day viruses that can affect a

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Are there any legitimate modern-day viruses that can affect a user even if they don't actively install anything?
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HIV
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>>59471354
>installing penises without virus-checking them first
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>>59471379
how do you virus check a penis baka
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Was an idiot and downloaded something from piratebay a few weeks ago and got a trojan.
It ran Internet Explorer in the background, apparently to click on ads and generate revenue...?
Not sure how it worked but my processor was at 50% use at idle running it, since I'm using an 8 year old CPU.
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>>59471344
Yes.
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>>59471344

Yes. You could, for instance, abuse some macros in a word document to take advantage of a vulnerability and compromise a machine.

>>59471401

You go down to a health clinic and you get an STD check. While this is inconvenient for one night stands, there is a simple solution -- don't do one night stands.
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>>59471344
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>>59471344
Drive-by malware is still a thing. Malvertising is definitely still a thing.
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>>59471440
What did you download?
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Only if you don't use Common Sense
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>>59472057
Watch Dogs 2

>download a game about hacking
>get hacked irl
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>>59472057
a trojan
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>>59471344
No one will every Bonzi like Buddy.
Ever.
/thread
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>>59471344
Cortana
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>nothing is installed on my computer
>not even OS
Realistically no in that case but you could still face attacks.
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>>59471344
Yes. Look up exploit kits and remote code execution.
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>>59472174
>/threading your own post
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>>59472906
bitch you don't know me
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Well if by installed you mean not allocated in the hard drive, yes you can allocate a malicious program in RAM (obviously temporarly only).
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>>59472254
>>59472952
Install as a verb, not a noun.
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