The_Decryptor

Is it really malicious if you do it by yourself, to yourself?

What’s creating these shortcuts though, and why isn’t that considered a risk?

The “attack” is from the host side, any remote attack is theoretical and would depend on exploiting the software on the host first to then gain access to the BT chip.

1. If your ISP doesn’t do IPv6, then you’re fine (But should look for a better ISP)
2. If your ISP does do IPv6, then you should install the patch now (Unless you’re not using IPv6 on the LAN, in which case you’re fine but get a better router/sysadmin)
3. If your ISP does do IPv6, but you can’t install the patch for whatever reason, only then should you disable IPv6

The problem is people recommend disabling IPv6 for random unrelated reasons (Like gamers claiming it decreases your IPv4 latency), so yeah MS is going to be insistent that users not fiddle with things they don’t understand because it’s really unlikely they’ll go back and restore that config when it doesn’t actually help.