I highly recommend installing "GlassWire" and look at it yourself.
Hell-o
Don't think for a moment that we aren't already in hell. Things suddenly begin to make a lot more sense.
Windows 7 is outdated. Mint is updated daily. Never spend 1 minute cleaning anything or chasing random viruses, ever.
Mint is based on the Windows platform so learning is easy.
"Bad art is better than good art because it documents the fall of civilization"