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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I remember reading years ago that an unpatched WinXP machine on the Internet would catch something in 10 minutes without having to browse.

Is there anything different here that is a change from that rule of thumb?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

At the very least you want a router between the comp and the Internet to obfuscate port scanners and such.