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A bit clickbaity..
configured it to be fully exposed with no firewall and no anti-virus software
And I'm also assuming this was then exposed directly to the internet like a server, not behind a NAT or anything like that.
I mean you're setting up a 20 yo unpatched consumer lever OS to fail for the giggles and you kneecap it on top of it - which is fine, but hardly surprising.
Wow, Windows is better! Look at how fast you can set up an FTP server, without even issuing any commands!
Beat that, Linux!
Doesn’t a bunch of military equipment still run WinXP?
U.S. military doesn't run standard versions of Windows and many if not most military terminals don't connect to World Wide Web.
Not perfect but if it's only connectd to Army intranet, might not be vulnerable?
Damn just imagine this being the old net. With viruses still roaming the digital waterfront eager to infect and eat anything that is foolish enough to breach in.