Dumb question, but theoretically would it prevent Win exploits? (lemmy.ml)

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If I keep all incoming connections blocked, but also all outgoing connections blocked except my browser (no MS/Win service is communicating with anything online), would my attack surface be just the browser? So it wouldn't matter if Win is not updated?

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[-] PiraHxCx@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

edit: nvm, thanks for the answer.

this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2025

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