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I wouldn't put any of that "AntiVirus" Crap software on your machine, it does more harm than good and is the biggest waste of money I can think of when it comes to computers.
Its not the 1990's anymore. You do not need it. If you get a Virus, save yourself some time and just format your hard drive.
People can't drive and people still think eating fat makes you fat.
People are fucking stupid.
What if you disable and live completely without JavaScript, Java, Flash, Silverlight, and other extensions? And use NoScript, HTTPS Everywhere, Force TLS, Adblock Plus, and Flashblock heavily?No AV can protect against a maliciously stupid user; there are anecdotal examples earlier in thread. That being said, you are not a sufficient protection against malware. Nothing you do will prevent against malware that installs itself from an ad on a trusted site; if you think that never happens, think again - it's happened several times on the very website you are reading now.
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That's like my friend who was too much of a noob to troubleshoot his computer and would be formatting it every weekend.
A better idea is a do an acornis backup of your system on a regular. If you happen to get a virus that you cannot get ride of you wipe and reload from an image and your back up in 30mins without having to reinstall everything.
For home users, it's not bad. However, messing with the Remote Administration Console and using File Security on the servers lead to a huge mess of instability an insane number of false positives. ESET gives me a massive headache at work.
lol terrible advice.
That's like my friend who was too much of a noob to troubleshoot his computer and would be formatting it every weekend.
A better idea is a do an acornis backup of your system on a regular. If you happen to get a virus that you cannot get ride of you wipe and reload from an image and your back up in 30mins without having to reinstall everything.
The only people who write/back these articles are the people who want you to pay for using AV software. I've never had a single false positive with MSE--not one
But that's a logical fallacy. Just because you aren't 100% sure you're clean, nor are you guaranteed to be clean after an AV software finds something, that doesn't mean it's a waste. Shoot, combined with good browsing habits, if an AV software caught 80% of the infections I might get from ads etc on legit sites, I'd say it's well worth it, and they are going to catch more than that.
I'm not a warez or porn monkey (or a IE/FF user) and I don't blindly run or open every binary or data files which could be infected, so my anti-malware needs are easily met by MSE*.
* also, my particular configuration is not an easy target for mass shot-gun style attacks, so it isn't a primary target for attackers. Virtually any individual system can be attacked with enough effort, but I'm not really in anyone's crosshairs and I wouldn't be stupid enough to fall for social engineering.
If I were someone who "just gets infected... dunno y" all the time I would probably just stay away from computers.
No, best way is to browse using a safe OS and browser. Windows should be used only where alternatives won't work properly and that's a constantly decreasing field.
Says an IE/FF user... lolIt's enough if you have flash installed and don't block it. You're wide open.
You could also use a VM sandbox proxy.Yes, because I want to switch OSs JUST TO BROWSE THE INTERNET.
Yeah I don't know why tech people keep saying that crap about getting viruses from Porn sites. It's like they have never used the web.
The virus writers do this to make money. The best way to get the most money and credit card details is to target the over 55's who have the most money but the least PC experience. Not basement dwelling porn hoarders.
Not that weird. There are virtual machine appliances for this purpose.Yes, because I want to switch OSs JUST TO BROWSE THE INTERNET.
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It's actually excellent advice. There's absolutely no garantee as in ZERO that your computer is really clean after you get flagged by an antivirus. First of all they don't catch even near 100% of infections and in many cases they simply get pwned and chug happily along while infected.
Another factor folks are forgetting is that all the major AVs get busted as the AV companies cant keep up. They are always 24+ hours behind the crime gangs.
As AV companies are so helpful in allowing constant monthly free trials of their wares the crime gangs can keep their labs fully stocked with all the main AVs to test against.
Write the new code to compromise some web sites for drivebys written that day, tested and found un-traceable by the AV its a case of 'release the hounds'.
Rinse and repeat on a 48 hour basis month after month.
Basically no matter what AV you use, if your number is up....
It's a numbers game. Those on the forefront usually are okay, but if you haven't updated in days or weeks, you might get nailed. That's what the crooks bank on.