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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

I ain't no IT expert but what are some things a vulernable windows computer can do?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    In general, a compromised system may be running any software the attacker might find useful, including, but not limited to:

    • keyloggers to find passwords that are in use in the company
    • software to copy sensitive files to a remote server
    • software to encrypt the system itself or (if the computer has access to other machines on the network) other computers
    • produce documents (think, mail) that purport to have been created by the user of the corrupted machine.
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