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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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[–] Crozekiel@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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...

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah especially when cursors come as a .cur file but the download is an EXE that 'installs the cursor' for you

This is what's kept me away for so long. But I think I'm ready to glam up my PC again.