if an outdated, vulnerable but clean Windows machine is connected to network behind router, can it be detected and attacked?
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Published on 2012-04-14T13:06:13Z
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suppose the machine is clean of all malware but not in any sense updated, patched, secured etc. Suppose I connect it to the internet from behind wireless router with the intent of using it only on a few trusted sites and only there. Or, for the sake of argument, maybe I wouldn't do any browsing at all, just let it sit there connected to the network. This is all happening in a residential situation with cable internet.
In this situation can a remote attacker somehow detect the fact that the machine is connected to the internet and try connecting to do an exploit?
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