• R0cket_M00se@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Sounds like you have bad habits, I’ve had windows for years and no problems. Just scan with Defender after a download, occasional Malwarebytes scans to make sure, and you’re pretty safe.

    Most viruses are written for windows but that doesn’t mean you’re just instantly safe. You can bet as Linux grows they’ll see far more.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah last time I had a windows virus was because I got a bad Photoshop crack. But the virus was just a coin miner. Before that, I hadn’t had a virus in 13 years.

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          1 year ago

          Creative cloud is malware in my opinion

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          1 year ago

          The Win10 iso that I definitely legitimately purchased has a ppApps folder that has Photoshop in it; I’ve always just assumed I would be able to delete it from there.

          If you don’t have it portable-ized, though, Revo Uninstaller might help. (though I never used it for long enough for the trial to run out, so I don’t know how much it costs)

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            1 year ago

            Revo Uninstaller has a free version.

            Never paid for it, yet have been using it for decades.