Post AojCPU3AINGrBc553Q by abananabag@kinky.business
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 (DIR) Post #AojCPT108vwhyc3q2i by Unixbigot@aus.social
       2024-12-04T22:07:28Z
       
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       Fam, I did a bad thing.   I have a single solitary windows PC that I keep around for those occasions that I need to run the shitty firmware update app for $UNNAMED_IOT_COMPONENT.   Friends, stop reading if you are sensitive; I left it turned on unattended for several weeks.Last time I needed it I did a fresh install of windows 10, then installed and tested all the fucking awful little update apps needed to install firmware-that-actually-works on these IoT modules that come broken from the factory.   Yesterday, I needed to update a batch of devices.   Something called Onedrive had abducted all my desktop files and refused to let me access any of the firmware files.  Programs that used to run from a USB stick now fail to run, suggesting I try compatibility mode under which they also fail to run.   This full screen news feed window keeps popping up that i can’t close or turn off.  Something called “copilot” has taken over my dock bar.I think I have a ransomware infection.
       
 (DIR) Post #AojCPU3AINGrBc553Q by abananabag@kinky.business
       2024-12-05T07:08:50Z
       
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       @Unixbigot If you think that's bad, wait until the ransomware upgrades itself to the even more intrusive "Windows 11".