9 minutes ago, odourboy said:

I download it off the network via another machine. Scan the files then copy them to my sim machine. Pretty safe.

In this instance I would say it’s all about trust. We trust LM to ensure their downloadable files are clean. What’s more, they provide an MD5 number which will certainly fail verification if dirty 3rd party code has been added.

Mike

Even so, I think the logic of his quote refers to the fact that it is inescapable, at some time you will be connected, and downloading.

I did say initially it is safer on Win10 in those respects, a little. But exactly how much that changes the odds might depend on inexperience rather than an unlocked door. And hey, simmers unnecessarily run everything as admin, change properties of files to run as admin, install apps that talk to the internet into private folders, the list goes on. The stick I take for pointing that out....even so it is still a slim probability, usually.

3 hours ago, SteveW said:

Even so, I think the logic of his quote refers to the fact that it is inescapable, at some time you will be connected, and downloading....The stick I take for pointing that out....even so it is still a slim probability, usually.

Indeed it is a very slim probability when you isolate your flight sim and its support products in their own OS on one drive, w/ no office, web browsing, email or what have you the odds of getting nailed are nearly zero.  And really, when it's only your flight simulator, which of course was prudently imaged after any significant changes, the worst case scenario is you spend a day wiping and reinstalling.  Whoopdeedoo.  And it isn't a half bad idea to do every once in a while anyway.  Now tangle your FS up with everything else in your infotech world and it could get uglier I'm sure.

Even Google is telling you to upgrade: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-advises-upgrade-to-windows-10-to-fix-windows-7-zero-day-bug/ after the WIN 7 zero day exploit 2 days ago.

Regards
bs

16 hours ago, Noel said:

Indeed it is a very slim probability when you isolate your flight sim and its support products in their own OS on one drive, w/ no office, web browsing, email or what have you the odds of getting nailed are nearly zero.  And really, when it's only your flight simulator, which of course was prudently imaged after any significant changes, the worst case scenario is you spend a day wiping and reinstalling.  Whoopdeedoo.  And it isn't a half bad idea to do every once in a while anyway.  Now tangle your FS up with everything else in your infotech world and it could get uglier I'm sure.

That seems OK. I have stock copies of the sims, in renamed folders and sometimes several working versions with different setups. But even without a stock install it is easy to rename the old folders and reinstall as if never been on. Other than that there's very little that can coincide with P3D (or FSX). 

2 hours ago, bean_sprout said:

Even Google is telling you to upgrade: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-advises-upgrade-to-windows-10-to-fix-windows-7-zero-day-bug/ after the WIN 7 zero day exploit 2 days ago.

Regards
bs

Thanks, bs, I appreciate you may have our best interests at heart but, again, please allow those of us with a modicum of experience to implement our own preferred solutions. As far as this particular so-called zero-day vulnerability is concerned, Chrome appears to have been patched already. Be sure to reboot after each update. Otherwise, with the future in mind, I would suggest switching to Firefox and/or installing a 3rd Party Security solution with a proven decent track record against stuff like this - for example, think ESET NOD32.

Regards,

Mike