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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
Hi, InfoSec guy here, you can catch malware even if you use VPNs or virtual machines. A VPN only encrypts your data, if that data is malicious (which is what malware is) then you’re gonna get it. Get AV software or at the very least enable windows defender.
gpt
Aye. Windows defender is pretty much all what most people need. Download from trusted sources, use adblock, and scan with malwarebytes and spy bot s&amp;d if you are suspicious.

Of course, putting anything suspicious in a virtual container is advised as well, but just don't torrent random shit. Use known repackers official sites.