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fossilesque@mander.xyz to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: "Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications"

www.windowscentral.com

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Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: "Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications"

www.windowscentral.com

fossilesque@mander.xyz to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago
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Microsoft is pushing ahead with its plan to add agentic capabilities to Windows 11 but has issued an important security warning for anyone who is interested in trying it out.
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    Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.

    They should put that disclaimer on their entire operating system.

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      “Only enable this feature, if you’re a total moron.”

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    I assure you that your grandma does not “understand the security implications”. This is like handing out loaded guns to preschoolers and telling them not to shoot each other.

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      Well, it is from the usa.

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    Well at least they make malware installation automatic now. I’m sick of having to download and install it myself.

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    Yeah the malware is called Windows 11

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    Now they say only enable it if you understand the security implications, but eventually they’ll downplay the security implications and enable it by default.

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      https://vger.to/feddit.org/post/21797858

      Good news, everyone!

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    If you understand the security implications, you probably won’t enable it.

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    Will be installed by default, unremovable, runs in the background, with full access to all personal files.

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    “Copilot, download the latest drivers and make it easy for me to update them” and it gives you some Driver Helper malware

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    At this rate we might finally see the year of the Linux desktop. I don’t know anyone who likes Windows 11 it’s been bad enough to convert even die-hard Windows fans to Linux

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      More likely the year of the OSX desktop, at least in the workplace.

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        As much as I’d enjoy getting to work with more Macs I don’t think workplaces will deploy them at scale for the cost alone

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          What other options are there. Businesses aren’t gonna use Linux and Windows is quickly becoming an unviable product.

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          Actually, according to IBM, Mac’s are cheaper in the long run. Increased productivity due to less downtime, and lower ongoing support costs show Macs can be cheaper.

          https://www.jamf.com/blog/debate-over-ibm-confirms-that-macs-are-535-less-expensive-than-pcs/

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    What a world we live in where not only does something like this happen, but that it’s allowed to happen. Companies don’t even get a slap on the wrist anymore, they can just do whatever they want now without any repercussions, that’s what’s really scary about this.

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    “AI applications introduce novel security risks, such as cross-prompt injection (XPIA), where malicious content embedded in UI elements or documents can override agent instructions, leading to unintended actions like data exfiltration or malware installation.”

    Exfiltrating data and installing malware are the tasks it was designed to do, the warning is that it might be done by someone other than Microsoft I guess.

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    I’ll never enable it precisely because I understand the security and privacy implications. Windows would be a nice OS without all this crap, bloatware and services to “improve the user experience” and which nobody needs.

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    Is this a joke?!?!

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    I mean, a browser can also install malware on your PC

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      Yeah, but there is a big difference between you going to Google looking for Nvidia drivers and downloading them from nvidia.definitelynotmalware.me versus asking AI to download the Nvidia drivers and it pulling them from nvidia.definitelynotmalware.me without telling you.

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        New technology brings new problems.

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