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[–] RatherBeMTB@sh.itjust.works 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't trust them since the rootkit they installed, without my consent, on my computer when playing a music CD decades ago!

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Damn I didn't know about that one.

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It goes really deep, worth the read.

They offered a tool to remove the rootkit that just silently installed another one.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

Now that's just filthy