I always install a fresh copy of windows when I buy a new laptop but if you're using Norton you've got bigger issues, that's the Blindman's anti-virus, I remember having to fix my sisters rig and the first thing I noticed was Norton so I uninstalled it and run a scan using ESET and it detected nearly 300 viruses and malware
What really happened is the OEM/ODM that really makes the hardware for all of these small shopfronts doesn't activate Windows the legitimate way and is cloning the same infected copy to every single PC they make. Talking about "Windows source code" is like talking about snake oil in the tech space.
17:20 Shannon that quick little code (I'm guessing you're talking about oobe \bypassnro) doesn't work anymore with the latest Win11. Neither does closing network connection flow - which you can't even find in task manager. I've tried last week on a Dell prebuilt.
Great video. Yeah, not sure if I want vendors “doing things for me” to “make my experience better”… I don’t even like how “helpful” O365 is. Normally I end up looking for ways to turn that @#$& off.😁
Please I need serious help bro with various malware and virus on my machine: Windows Recall, Intel Management Engine, and various hidden NSA backdoors. Any advice??
My take before going through the whole video: "Source Code"? Microsoft isn't gonna be sharing their source with some random ODM... Besides, vendors like Lenovo, HP, Dell etc have always had a way to roll custom Windows Images in a way that doesn't break chain of trust of MS software components... It's called DISM and it's a tool available to anyone to roll in specific drivers, along with registry and group policy settings, not to mention preinstalled software and scripts. AceMagic had no reason to go beyond these measures. It's likely one of the apps being rolled into the Windows Image is unsigned (which is similar to what they said about the RGB software) but they're also patching something in the MS secure libraries, which is a big no-no and sets off alarms for heuristic detectors in Antivirus software.
As an IT professional, I wouldn’t risk it even if you wipe it, these manufacturers could easily solder chips directly to the MOBO for malicious intent. A keylogging chip between the cpu and the interface for your keyboard isn’t out of the question. Unless you really know what you’re doing, don’t touch these things.
I'm fast coming to this conclusion after doing some background checks, I can't really say at this point i trust any of these multi branded mini pc suppliers even though on paper the spec's look good vs the footprint and cost efficiency. Frustrating.
I always install a fresh copy of windows when I buy a new laptop but if you're using Norton you've got bigger issues, that's the Blindman's anti-virus, I remember having to fix my sisters rig and the first thing I noticed was Norton so I uninstalled it and run a scan using ESET and it detected nearly 300 viruses and malware
😂😭
What really happened is the OEM/ODM that really makes the hardware for all of these small shopfronts doesn't activate Windows the legitimate way and is cloning the same infected copy to every single PC they make. Talking about "Windows source code" is like talking about snake oil in the tech space.
17:20 Shannon that quick little code (I'm guessing you're talking about oobe \bypassnro) doesn't work anymore with the latest Win11. Neither does closing network connection flow - which you can't even find in task manager. I've tried last week on a Dell prebuilt.
Which mini pc makers are best at providing legit hardware without rolling malware into the system?
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Great video. Yeah, not sure if I want vendors “doing things for me” to “make my experience better”… I don’t even like how “helpful” O365 is. Normally I end up looking for ways to turn that @#$& off.😁
Snubs in the house 😊 Awesome video, I love to learn new things, besides just watching review videos. Very refreshing 👍
Please I need serious help bro with various malware and virus on my machine: Windows Recall, Intel Management Engine, and various hidden NSA backdoors.
Any advice??
I'd just install a new OS Scorched...earth...
Awesome! Chat!
My take before going through the whole video:
"Source Code"? Microsoft isn't gonna be sharing their source with some random ODM... Besides, vendors like Lenovo, HP, Dell etc have always had a way to roll custom Windows Images in a way that doesn't break chain of trust of MS software components... It's called DISM and it's a tool available to anyone to roll in specific drivers, along with registry and group policy settings, not to mention preinstalled software and scripts.
AceMagic had no reason to go beyond these measures. It's likely one of the apps being rolled into the Windows Image is unsigned (which is similar to what they said about the RGB software) but they're also patching something in the MS secure libraries, which is a big no-no and sets off alarms for heuristic detectors in Antivirus software.
Phenomenal video!
Hello all!
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2:35 JC embracing his inner Na'vi. 😁
As an IT professional, I wouldn’t risk it even if you wipe it, these manufacturers could easily solder chips directly to the MOBO for malicious intent.
A keylogging chip between the cpu and the interface for your keyboard isn’t out of the question.
Unless you really know what you’re doing, don’t touch these things.
... and this is the real problem for all Chinese brands. Better to build own mini pc. It will be larger, but 100% sure what you have there
I'm fast coming to this conclusion after doing some background checks, I can't really say at this point i trust any of these multi branded mini pc suppliers even though on paper the spec's look good vs the footprint and cost efficiency. Frustrating.
17:13 😂
Hell no Acemagic is either malicious or incompetent
reformat