looks like I will be setting up one of my spare machines.
don't trust all apps you download on internet (crack version), and keep update your OS
I am good in that sense. I am not in the habit of downloading cracked versions of software.
I know for a window old version, many bugs and very easy to use metasploit for attacking, so my advice is always updating the OS, or maybe you can make a router with firewall (like a IPS / IDS)