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Be careful downloading Windows 11 apps from Google, 70+ fake sites are pushing malware right now (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Boy oh boy, was it ever a bad implementation. Whoooo nelly was (is) that.
I use PPAs in Linux and I stay clear of the AUR. Entire open source projects have added such things to Windows but Microslop still rejects doing it properly themselves. Torches and pitchforks for Redmond one day!

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Winget is the equivalent to AUR

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wait Winget is a user repository- as-in it's completely unpoliced? Hahah I stand corrected

[–] Sinirlan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

According to MS there are various validation steps when app is added to repository, including virus checks:

Each submission to the Windows Package Manager Repository is run through several antivirus programs. These programs all have different virus detection algorithms for identifying potentially unwanted applications (PUA) and malware.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/package/repository#validation-process

So I guess it's safer to install apps trough winget, at least as much as much You trust Microslop doing good job.

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

at least as much as much You trust Microslop doing good job.

In my case that's not at all, but I learned something today, thanks

[–] chrash0@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

why work on a feature that your users categorically reject? this isn’t me projecting, i literally have this conversation with a buddy all the time. he’s a programmer and talks about all the problems with Windows like there aren’t options. use the OS the way the devs designed it, pick a different one, or stfu