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[–] 18107@aussie.zone 122 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I wrote a program (not a virus) on my computer. Windows deleted the exe immediately after I compiled it because it was "an unverified application from an unknown source".

It didn't bother deleting the batch script I downloaded from an email that would delete all files if run. Apparently that one was fine.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 57 points 2 months ago

Well that script was ran on enough other computers, so the magic algorithm decided if everyone else ran it, it must be fine.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What language was it written in? I read that Microsoft Defender likes to flag the baked-in runtime of some languages as malware because they commonly shows up in actual nalware.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

C#. The language made by Microsoft.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

That is incredibly ironic.

It relies on the .NET runtime already existing on the system, so it can't even be excused as a false positive mistaking an embedded language runtime as malware.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The script was from a verified source.

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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)

WINDOWS PROTECTED YOUR COMPUTER 🍑

We have detected 🍆 and unverified app attempting to run on ~~our~~ your device and stopped it.

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

you are being protected, please don't resist.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 months ago

Satya Nadella: "Whether the users like it or not, I'm going to protect them."

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can tell this meme is old because windows does the same shit MacOS does now and has been since at least Windows 10

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Nah I use both pretty regularly and I'm fairly sure macOS still makes you do the "nope sorry, press ok, go into system settings, security panel, become admin and click trust this unknown publisher" thing

Windows still just does the same safescreen thing they've been doing for ages now: "windows stopped this unknown thing from running, wanna run it anyway?"

[–] freely1333@reddthat.com 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Actually worse - you don’t do it in the system settings anymore. You have to run a terminal command to dequarantine it. On windows you just have to click see more and accept the risk (or similar). Mac made it way more painful with no prompt to even show you how to do it - and it sort of acts like the app is broken rather than telling you it’s even a security protection.

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[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 2 months ago (2 children)

sudo apt-get install your_mom

[–] null@lemmy.org 30 points 2 months ago

I tried running it on your_mom and it threw up an error: "No space left on disk."

[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 14 points 2 months ago

I'm going to mount your_mom on my /

[–] pewpew@feddit.it 29 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Linux: Go ahead and break the system, I don't care lol

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

rm -rf /

Go vroooooooooooom

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

--no-preserve-root

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[–] Una@europe.pub 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Can I delete root directory, please 🥺🥺?"

"Of course 👍"

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Me: "Do the thing."

OS: "no."

Me: "Fuck you. Sudo do the thing."

OS: "yes sir. Right away sir."

That is the way it should be.

[–] NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Back when I was a linux noob I uninstalled python since I had some package issues. Lol, lmao even

[–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And you learned an important lesson that day.

[–] NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

That was the moment I understood Linux yielded the user with great power and great responsibility. I instantly fell in love and have been distro hopping ever since

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (5 children)

IT professional here with 20+ years work experience. Not once have I ever met another tech that liked Apple. Personally, I despise them. Unintuitive locked down garbage that can't do anything a PC can't do for half the price. And yes, I have seen viruses on Macs.

They're just really good at advertising to people who don't understand technology.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 2 months ago

The main thing Apple has going for them is their UI/UX is great for the average person, and all of their products just work with each other.

But yeah, from a sysadmin point of view it's garbage.

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[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I have no problem running apps from friends or myself on my macs?

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Shh, don’t stop them when they’re acting superior

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[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

By default windows does block unverified binaries. It's pretty annoying. You have to click more info and then run anyway:

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

This meme might be referring to the RedSun zero-day, currently unpatched in Win10 & Win11, where detected malicious SW gets installed to the system folder for you by defender.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I've never used a Mac, can you not just write your own app and run it?

I do that on windows all the time.

[–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

You can run what ever you want, it doesn’t stop you outright, it just asks you a bunch of times and makes you jump through some hoops if the program isn’t from a verified source. It’s annoying for someone who knows what they’re doing, but arguably a good backstop to keep someone clueless from running something hostile. It’s a complicated enough process that someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing won’t be able to run it.

Arguably it’s overkill and them trying to force users to stay in their closed “verified” garden, but it’s not totally unjustified.

[–] mimavox@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

For now, that is. Thing is that MacOS is on a trajectory where it becomes more and more locked down.

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[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Apple blocks even apps that they define as "too old".

Like every new version of Macintosh forces every developer to scramble and update their app even though nothing needs to change just so Apple doesn't block them.

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[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

You can. You can also install other package managers like brew.

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are also viruses on MacOS. Just sayin'.

[–] Patrikvo@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

The macOS Gatekeeper quarantine is stupid, and Windows loves detecting random files as malware and deleting them while you're using them and not restoring them even after you tell it to allow the "threat".

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[–] azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] shweddy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Linux experience :
I want to delete my entire filesystem
Sure thing! It'll be gone by the time you reboot

[–] Rakudjo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Linux experience:

What really is a virus? Software is software, bro 🤷‍♂️

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[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

That's kind of dated. All the times I've done this recently it's gone seconds after I screwed up.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Good luck, I'm behind 7 Commodore 64s

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i run custom apps on my mac all the time. i write some of them.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

The elusive hacker known as 4chan!

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