• Possibly linuxOP
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    48 months ago

    I would just be mindful of independently generated content. A backup will not help you if your computer is in a bot net

    • @jqubed
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      98 months ago

      Why would a backup not help with a bot net? Shouldn’t rolling the computer back to its state before installing the malware remove it? (This is a genuine question; I’ve had very little exposure to actually using Linux but am interested and will probably install it on a machine someday)

      • imecth
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        8 months ago

        Botnets work as background malware, most people never realize they’re infected, as opposed to in your face malware like ransomware.
        Backups are only relevant for malware if you can pinpoint when the malware was installed and the backups aren’t compromised.