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[โ€“] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The best protection against malware is closing the security flaws they typically abuse to make them work in the first place.

[โ€“] gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

The biggest security flaw though is typically the human itself.

... how do you close that hole?

[โ€“] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Off yourself.

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[โ€“] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 0 points 6 months ago

Not that easy if you want it to be safe, quick and painless - and ideally without traumatizing someone else.