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minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoif your phone compromised, chances are the code is running in volatile memory , a reboot would clean such infections.
minus-squarecopygirllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoMy uneducated guess is, some threats will burrow themselves in active memory but have no way of persisting beyond a reboot. Or perhaps it just shuts down background software you don’t need that could be vulnerable.
minus-squareⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoMakes sense and gives a compelling reason for regular reboots.
Doesn’t actually describe how it helps…
if your phone compromised, chances are the code is running in volatile memory , a reboot would clean such infections.
My uneducated guess is, some threats will burrow themselves in active memory but have no way of persisting beyond a reboot. Or perhaps it just shuts down background software you don’t need that could be vulnerable.
Makes sense and gives a compelling reason for regular reboots.