Be careful downloading Windows 11 apps from Google, 70+ fake sites are pushing malware right now
www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/27/be-careful-downloading-windows-11-apps-from-google-70-fake-sites-are-pushing-malware-right-now/
Windows LatestBe careful downloading Windows 11 apps from Google, 70+ fake sites are pushing malware right nowOver 70 Windows apps, including PowerToys and CrystalDiskMark, have fake lookalike sites distributing malware. See the full list to avoid.
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
Windows users get what they deserve here. Windows gave you an app store, and you spat on it. maybe it was a bad implementation, but signed apps exist for a reason.
Replying to @chrash0@lemmy.world
Free Software package managers are good, because having somebody who knows what they’re doing curate the apps for you is helpful. “App stores” are evil, because you’ve replaced that expert with a salesperson with a vested interest in exploiting you.
Replying to @grue@lemmy.world
again, why do you hate yourself? do you think using Windows and holding it wrong is empowering? i don’t get it.
trust is required somewhere. if you don’t trust Microsoft, why would you use Windows in the first place?
Replying to @chrash0@lemmy.world
I use Linux and have done exclusively for almost a decade, dipshit. Get some reading comprehension skills.