Also, are malware-free cursor applications still a thing? Or does it make me an old man to want to do it in 2023?

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    1 year ago

    theres malware on cursor applications? isnt it possible to just change the cursor with the .cur files if youre on windows?

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        I don’t know how common it is anymore, but it definitely was a few years back. You knew a computer was infected with everything when you saw a stupid cartoon dinosaur or something as the mouse cursor as soon as the pc booted to windows… I think it was more about what was bundled in the download from scummy websites doing the damage though, not the actual cursor files. I still cringe though if I see a non-standard cursor in windows, like PTSD-esque flashbacks…

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        1 year ago

        Listen is I want Banzai Buddy to mess with nuclear launch codes on my government laptop then that’s his right.