zlacker

> A great example is Pytorch just recently had a supply chain attack, and installing the nightly version between December 25th and December 30th, 2022 - would result in your home directory getting uploaded including ssh keys.

Do you think Defender would have helped with that? I'm highly doubtful.

What would probably have, is if MS's implementation of protected folders, or whatever it's called, wouldn't have been completely brain-dead.

> EDIT: Also there's a misconception that linux somehow doesn't get viruses - however the Pytorch attack affected linux users. Making a virus for windows gives you far more targets then linux, which is why they're far more common.

That's correct. But at least on Linux, if you're so inclined, you can spend a couple of hours setting up some AppArmor or SELinux profiles to prevent random crap for accessing ~/.ssh and ~/top-secret.