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  scrimshaw on 18/04/2019 - 20:13

  +1

  It could be a false positive but at the same time it could be malicious software that somehow got installed alongside motherboard / driver utilities etc. ASUS software updater for example was found to spread malware due to a hacked server, so if your computer had an ASUS motherboard it could've been affected and requires patching.

  If you don't want to debug, you can just what most people do — reformat and reinstall windows from scratch, since it's a new PC you shouldn't have much data to backup anyway.

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  garetz on 18/04/2019 - 20:19

  -2

  Why would you ever trust an operating system installed by someone else, always install it yourself, it would be the epitome of stupidity to do otherwise. Do you trust everything people you dont even know do in real life ? propably not.

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    Shekster on 18/04/2019 - 21:26

    +1

    …Not sure if you're being serious, but the majority of computers sold at normal retailers come preinstalled with Windows.

    Also the second part of your argument has shades of the "epitome of stupidity" you reference. Do you not trust the pilot flying your plane? The manufacturer that built your car? The postman who delivered your letters?

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      garetz on 18/04/2019 - 22:21

      -5

      Can your pilot flying a plane install malware on your device or a keylogger so you lose your details to login to your bank accounts ? Does the manufacturer of your car install malware on your car to cause you to crash your car ? Does the postman look at your mail and use that information to steal your identity ?

      However if someone else installs your operating system you dont really know whats on there, it could be any number of things, you know that antiviruses and windows defender cannot detect 0 day malware/keyloggers, they are generally behind by at least 3-6 months of the newest ones.

      Which means anything can be on your operating system installed by a 3rd party and you wont know for 3-6 months, why risk it, you get an iso directly from microsoft which is 100% legitimate and untampered with, and use your key. That's the only way you can stop even the smallest risk.

      Besides that your analogies are apples and oranges, they arent even remotely comparable.

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        theHMASfriendship on 18/04/2019 - 22:26

        Thanks garetz, back to you Tom

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      Diji1 on 19/04/2019 - 00:05

      -1

      Not sure if you're being serious

      Yes, that the point, you don't know if the supply chain has been hijacked.

      If you knew anything about computer security you'd know that installing the OS is something you want to be in control of.

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      Diji1 on 19/04/2019 - 00:14

      Do you not trust the pilot flying your plane?

      Planes crash because of pilot error. Would you get the pilot drunk before you flew though? (or install your own OS …)

      The manufacturer that built your car?

      You mean the industry that has product recalls because of defects and cheats the emission regulation rules?

      The postman who delivered your letters?

      Postmen have opened the mail before.

      All the strawmen in the world aren't going to change the fact that installing an OS yourself is more secure than somebody unknown doing it. There are many examples of malicious software being shipped in preinstalled systems.

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  randomusername2017 on 19/04/2019 - 02:57

  I'm not trying to imply anything

  Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C is able to invade PC by numerous means, such as the attachment of spam emails, the porn websites