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DYKWIA Apr 3, 2019 2:07 am


Originally Posted by s0ssos (Post 30959223)
Nope. Never had that happen. If you watch where you browse, don't open things in email, etc, it is actually not that easy to get a virus.
Though I do browse FT, and without an ad-blocker it is pretty much like having malware running.

You've never had a Windows machine unexpectedly reboot / blue screen? Pull the other one...

Let me get this right. You had 10 documents open in Notepad that you didn't save, and you are saying that Windows is a virus because it rebooted your machine and lost your 10 documents? As I said up thread, I've no real sympathy.

DYKWIA Apr 3, 2019 2:08 am


Originally Posted by s0ssos (Post 30959389)
BTW, what if airplanes were running Windows 10? Force reboot, no waiting. Uhhuh

Airplane controls aren't connected to the internet with bad guys trying to attack them.

StuckInYYZ Apr 3, 2019 8:44 am


Originally Posted by DYKWIA (Post 30959431)
Airplane controls aren't connected to the internet with bad guys trying to attack them.

That... I would also assume system updates to be done when the planes hit their deep maintenance inspections/cycles and "rebooted" during that time as well.

gfunkdave Apr 3, 2019 9:29 am

FWIW I use Win10 daily and it has never once rebooted without asking first.

It also doesn't seem to want to reboot a lot. Perhaps once or twice a month.

s0ssos Apr 3, 2019 10:07 am


Originally Posted by gfunkdave (Post 30960447)
FWIW I use Win10 daily and it has never once rebooted without asking first.

It also doesn't seem to want to reboot a lot. Perhaps once or twice a month.

That is because you did not 'pause' updates

s0ssos Apr 3, 2019 10:09 am


Originally Posted by DYKWIA (Post 30959431)
Airplane controls aren't connected to the internet with bad guys trying to attack them.

Yes they are.
Do you mean 'airplanes' are not connected to the Internet? I heard most airlines have wifi, guess you have not flown those.
'Bad guys' are not trying to attack them? In what world do you live in? I would agree many hackers do not care about planes enough to attack them, and some 'bad guys' do not have the know-how to do it.

StuckInYYZ Apr 3, 2019 11:15 pm


Originally Posted by s0ssos (Post 30960612)
Yes they are.
Do you mean 'airplanes' are not connected to the Internet? I heard most airlines have wifi, guess you have not flown those.
'Bad guys' are not trying to attack them? In what world do you live in? I would agree many hackers do not care about planes enough to attack them, and some 'bad guys' do not have the know-how to do it.

The flight controls are isolated from the internet... They do get updates from GPS, but are hardened via multiple systems.

https://www.wired.com/2015/05/possib...cial-aircraft/

And to "hack the plane", they had to rip open a control box. This is also not the same as juice jacking which is a weakness of the design of how all these systems detect how quickly a system can charge... Hence why you use the AC adapter (better way to charge) or via power bank (not so great, but better than charging via the built in USB plug....which is also very limited...

DYKWIA Apr 4, 2019 8:51 am


Originally Posted by s0ssos (Post 30960612)
Yes they are.
Do you mean 'airplanes' are not connected to the Internet? I heard most airlines have wifi, guess you have not flown those.
'Bad guys' are not trying to attack them? In what world do you live in? I would agree many hackers do not care about planes enough to attack them, and some 'bad guys' do not have the know-how to do it.

I said "airplane controls", ie. those things that actually fly the thing, not Wifi that passengers use for Facebook.

I actually don't know why I'm bothering, as you appear to be just trolling (at least I hope you are).

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