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Someone Has Connected an Unprotected Pc with Windows Xp to the Internet, the Result He Sees Already 10 Minutes Later

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What happens when you connect Windows XP to the Internet? A YouTuber who specializes in cybersecurity wanted to find out. After 10 minutes his system is contaminated and this should be a warning for everyone that old operating system is no longer to use. He also performs the same test with the newer Windows 7 and is surprised that Windows 7 beats much better. Eric Parker is a YouTuber who specializes in security. In his videos on YouTube, he inv…
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What happens when you connect Windows XP to the Internet? A YouTuber who specializes in cybersecurity wanted to find out. After 10 minutes his system is contaminated and this should be a warning for everyone that old operating system is no longer to use. He also performs the same test with the newer Windows 7 and is surprised that Windows 7 beats much better. Eric Parker is a YouTuber who specializes in security. In his videos on YouTube, he inv…

An experiment demonstrated the vulnerability of Windows XP by connecting it to the Internet without protection. In just ten minutes, the system was infected with malware, highlighting a Trojan called “conhoz.exe”. The test was carried out on a virtual machine without firewall or NAT, exposing it directly to attacks. The EternalBlue vulnerability, without patches in Windows XP SP3, facilitated the execution of malicious code. The creator of the e…

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Agencia Web Marketing Digital en Madrid broke the news in on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
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