trying to boot linux mint onto an old ish win7 laptop
i already have a bootable SD card, and a bootable USB drive, and wiped win7 off of the laptop.
no luck with the SD card, havent been able to use USB
(USB and SD both bootable with rufus)
linux mint cinnamon
usually...
Anyone know how to fix ts?
I'm using avast anti virus and it's stuck at this percentage. Anyone know a fix? (Ignore 41 threats)
Solution:
Step 2. Use Defender UI https://voodooshield.com/DefenderUI.aspx

Monitor goes black randomly for about 3-5 seconds, white line appears going down before screen comes
Did driver update, firmware update, reset all settings, disabled g-sync, tried everything by the book but nothing seems to work.
VM (utm) Bridged Networks
Im using ip configuration in settings for utm, and im not sure what to do for guest and host ipv4 networks. Do i put my Host Address as my public IPV4 AND put my guest network as public IPV4 or do i use LAN ip’s?
TOPIC/TITLE IDEA
Good day, Professionals.
I’m a 3rd-year IT student majoring in Information Security, and I’d like to ask for your advice or suggestions regarding our research. Our professor instructed us to choose a topic related to our specialization that also involves system development.
Any insights or recommendations would be a big help.
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Not able to Shrink C drive Tried all the basic solutions still not able to.
Turn off System Restore:
Press Win+R, type systempropertiesprotection, and press Enter.
Select C drive, click “Configure,” then “Disable system protection,” and confirm...
Podman vs Docker vs Another Competitor?
I'm having a hard time to choose between podman and docker (another option?).
I have never touching both of it (i mean i happen to run minecraft server with docker on windows in the past, but it doesn't count).
I didn't have many use for it now probably, except when i am building something (for example jar files etc) i want an uncontaminated place, and i'm hoping when i nuking it (delete the apps and it's container) it will not leave any garbages on my machine.
I hear a good thing about podman because it didn't require root privileges and its daemonless (idk what it mean), but i'm not sure if i could achieve that with it....
need help
hey guys. um my dumbass fell for a 2FA scam on my instagram account and now the hacker is asking me to pay them a gift card (which, knowing hackers im not going to pay.... which is also all i said i had). My number is still attached to the account but the email is not mine, i tried password resetting through my phone but it just wont send me the code 🥀 🥀
scam or not?
got this text. im aware sending any type of SMS codes to another is dangerous; they mightve been hacked. opinions?

need help
guys is it possible for someone to intercept all your phone calls , on insta , snap , normal calls based off sim cards , and whatsapp if my phone might be hacked? i am almost sure that my phone is not hacked cause everything else is working perfectly fine and i didnt click any suspicious links or download stuff in the pas month or 2
Cant access shared folder?
Currently on my Debian 11 XFCE vm (VM emulator: UTM)
I shared a folder using shared directories in utm, and currently i have no idea how to access it in file manager...
Archlinux, How to connect to wifi?
How can I connect to the ethernet in an archlinux vm? Im a begginnner, plz help

mouse controls are inverted
as of about 10 minutes ago, my mouse clicks just suddenly inverted themselves. left click is right click, and vice-versa. anyone know what's up with this?
spyware app or files?
Hey everyone , i have recently been worried about my phone having any kind of spyware which might mirror my screen or stuff like that . My reason of suspicion is one of my classmates kind of started to talk about the things which i have been searching off ( although the things r basic and ig its normal). i have gone through all the processes google and AI says and i found no real suspicious thing as such . if there are any other ways to detect , please share . Thank you
Minor display diagnostic support
Rather minor issue here but still worth documenting and asking. Every once in a while, typically when I alt-tab, my screen partially goes partially red for a frame or two. This started happening out of nowhere roughly a week or so ago, but it seems to only happen once or twice a day, if even that. I did buy a second monitor just to see if it still happens and it hasn't yet, but I haven't really alt-tabbed too much on it so I can't be fully sure.
Malware on my external drive converted .eml files into .js files. I’ve unplugged the drive.
How can I safely check if the malware is still active in my external drive and if more files were affected ?

