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i use avg and it takes care of all spyware, malware, phishing everthink
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I work in the IT industry, and built my first PC at 11 (I'm 29 now!!).
In all my time, I have only ever had one computer "hacked", it was a fileserver in my airing cupboard about 10 years ago, and "hacked" just meant someone had dumped loads of films on it, which I then kept.
These days, I run no AV software on my PC, I run no firewall (Windows firewall is off), and all my PCs have routed public IP addresses (no NAT) so router firewalls are irrelevant to the setup.
Every so often I will run a Malwarebytes scan, but these come back clean. I do run Firefox with Adblock and Noscript as my browser.
I don't get viruses. If I DO get one, the worst case scenario is that I will have to reformat, and all the data I care about is stored on my FreeBSD based NAS server. (not many viruses around for FreeBSD!!)
Personally my opinion on AV software is that it is mostly snake oil, and that good common sense (no, random program from the internet, you cannot have admin rights) alleviates much or all of the need for it.
I also don't wander around all day wearing a condom just in case of STI's, as I find as long as I am careful as to where I place my genitals, I don't catch STI's either
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About a year ago I've switch over from AVG to Avast. I'm very happy with Avast!0
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I work in the IT industry, and built my first PC at 11 (I'm 29 now!!).
In all my time, I have only ever had one computer "hacked", it was a fileserver in my airing cupboard about 10 years ago, and "hacked" just meant someone had dumped loads of films on it, which I then kept.
These days, I run no AV software on my PC, I run no firewall (Windows firewall is off), and all my PCs have routed public IP addresses (no NAT) so router firewalls are irrelevant to the setup.
Every so often I will run a Malwarebytes scan, but these come back clean. I do run Firefox with Adblock and Noscript as my browser.
I don't get viruses. If I DO get one, the worst case scenario is that I will have to reformat, and all the data I care about is stored on my FreeBSD based NAS server. (not many viruses around for FreeBSD!!)
Personally my opinion on AV software is that it is mostly snake oil, and that good common sense (no, random program from the internet, you cannot have admin rights) alleviates much or all of the need for it.
I also don't wander around all day wearing a condom just in case of STI's, as I find as long as I am careful as to where I place my genitals, I don't catch STI's either
^^:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: lmao !BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
summergirl3 wrote: »About a year ago I've switch over from AVG to Avast. I'm very happy with Avast!
hi summer and welcome to the mse :wave:BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
I work in the IT industry, and built my first PC at 11 (I'm 29 now!!).
In all my time, I have only ever had one computer "hacked", it was a fileserver in my airing cupboard about 10 years ago, and "hacked" just meant someone had dumped loads of films on it, which I then kept.
These days, I run no AV software on my PC, I run no firewall (Windows firewall is off), and all my PCs have routed public IP addresses (no NAT) so router firewalls are irrelevant to the setup.
Every so often I will run a Malwarebytes scan, but these come back clean. I do run Firefox with Adblock and Noscript as my browser.
I don't get viruses. If I DO get one, the worst case scenario is that I will have to reformat, and all the data I care about is stored on my FreeBSD based NAS server. (not many viruses around for FreeBSD!!)
Personally my opinion on AV software is that it is mostly snake oil, and that good common sense (no, random program from the internet, you cannot have admin rights) alleviates much or all of the need for it.
I also don't wander around all day wearing a condom just in case of STI's, as I find as long as I am careful as to where I place my genitals, I don't catch STI's either
With an approach like that, do you work for Sony by chance?0 -
I use Avast and I do not think I will ever stop using it. It is free and does the job.:T0
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I use Avast and I do not think I will ever stop using it. It is free and does the job.:T
+1 Avast !:beer:BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
Sealed Pot Challenge No 089-Finally got a signature.:rotfl::j0
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AVG & Windows Firewall. If it's not broke don't fix it I guess 0
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