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For a really ancient OS like Windows 98, I'd think >99.99% of exploits out there target newer OSes & simply don't work on Win98. Safety by obscurity.

That said: for every idiot who hooks up a Windows 98 machine to the internet, there might be some other idiot checking whether exploits targeting it, still work. Or exploit kits that sniff an OS, and select exploits to apply accordingly.

Vulnerabilities tend to have a long tail...