It's not a tumor!

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[–]LarrySwinger2 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Henlo John. This is not related to this post but I saw a video on your website that identifies pagefile.sys on Windows as spyware, or at least that's what it implies. I'd just like to point out that that is FUD. A page file, also called swap file, is used as a cache for your memory to free up RAM and speed up your system. Every major OS uses it, including GNU/Linux.

The privacy concerns are real. To counteract that, you can encrypt your pagefile or, as a catchall, your entire system.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'm glad you are checking out the content. The video you referred to is on the same page as: The New Operating System.

You watched the entire video? I included a screenshot of Microsoft's own website declaring that sensitive information can be found in that file. This is not a conspiracy theory if Microsoft acknowledges this.... it's a declared fact. Hackers and other investigators could uncover this information on computers, as I also found when looking at my own computer. But the take away message I would like you to have is: Everything you do can be seen and heard, so act accordingly. Only do what your conscience tells you is right, and you have nothing to fear.

[–]LarrySwinger2 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No, I only scanned it. I didn't have the patience because he acts like it's something out of the ordinary when it's completely normal. The pagefile doesn't leave your system. Without privilege escalation, people cannot access that file remotely. Only people with physical access to your computer can do that, and again, you can counteract that with encryption.