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If I keep all incoming connections blocked, but also all outgoing connections blocked except my browser (no MS/Win service is communicating with anything online), would my attack surface be just the browser? So it wouldn't matter if Win is not updated?

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[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 18 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

just the browser

That's still the main entry for malware.

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

how? don't you need to actually download and run some .exe .bat .cmd .msi etc etc to get some malware?

[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

No. That still works of course, but there are other ways. You wouldn't believe how much stuff your browser actually executes.

[–] Magnum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

Believe me, you won't believe it

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

edit: nvm, thanks for the answer.

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