Awhile back my computer died, and I bought a mac mini to replace it. I wanted to install a Win 8 partition on this new machine with bootcamp, but I was unable to figure out how to get Win 8 installation media from Microsoft since they make you go through the Windows setup program that only runs on Windows, and the new machine has no disk drive. So I found a Win 8 iso on the net from a site that looked safe. I believe it was a blog but I don't remember, and I'm not sure if it was a direct download or link to a torrent. I installed Win using this and have used it for a while. It installed fine, and I haven't seen anything amiss in the time I've been using it. So my question is, how stupid was this? What danger did I expose myself to, and is there anyway to know for sure now if my system is compromised or not? I don't have the file I used for the install anymore. I'm about to re install the proper way, only waiting to see if there's anything I should check with the current setup that could give me some info.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win 8.1