In a daring experiment, a man downloaded 1,000 viruses onto his laptop to determine the most effective antivirus software.
This unconventional approach was undertaken by YouTuber Nicholas Zetta, also known as Basically Homeless, and is every hacker's dream scenario.
Instead of avoiding viruses as most of us do, Nicholas took a different path.
He ignored all the fake links and phishing scams, the dodgy text messages and emails, and downloaded every virus he could find. His goal was to test which antivirus software was the best, albeit in a rather unscientific way.
It involved clicking on as many suspicious-looking websites and links as possible.
Soon, his laptop was inundated with advertisements, butterflies flying across the screen, and a peculiar version of Minecraft.
He even found a website with a directory of ready-to-download malware viruses, allowing him to download a large number of viruses at once.
This experiment involved a lot of clicking 'yes' on dialog boxes without considering what he was downloading.
This meant he was granting access to his computer's systems, a move that would typically be avoided.
Disturbingly, he noticed that many of these pop-up ads and dubious sites targeted younger people, luring them with 'hack packages' for popular games like Fortnite and Roblox.
After downloading several hundred viruses, Nicholas decided to test his antivirus programs.
He installed a range of antivirus software, from Norton to McAfee and Bitdefender to Kaspersky, in an attempt to protect his device. The more effective programs were able to identify hundreds of threats.
However, in true YouTube style, he promised to document the process of deep-cleaning the software in a subsequent video on his channel.
This unique experiment serves as a reminder of the importance of robust antivirus software and the risks associated with downloading from unverified sources.
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