Okay, I get it most people do not like to have to buy and anti-virus product. But please remember there are free ones. I go into that at some point in the series of anti-virus posts.
"Today's browsers have a lot of security controls built in, and these tend to do a fine job of preventing phishing attacks or the automatic downloading of potentially malicious software. Antivirus tools add little to their already robust protections. So if you want to be free of antivirus software, be sure to use to latest version of your browser.
Do you wish you could do without antivirus software? There are certainly plenty of good reasons not to like it. After all, antivirus programs invariably slow down your computer, annoy you with false positives or status pop-ups, and of course most of them cost money -- often on a recurring, yearly basis. But can you just say no to antivirus software and still stay safe? The short answer is "yes" -- if you adopt some
security 
-savvy computing practices." ~
Jay Dougherty
http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xhtml?story_id=11100B2HPEXI
Now I am not going to say he is wrong here. What most of us have to understand is that viruses and attacks are started and created almost on a daily basis now. I can say that I keep my computer as up-to-date as I allow. I have seen many patches installed that I have to uninstall or go to the manufacturer's website to get their latest driver.
For the most part he is correct here, but this is also in a perfect world. More or less we need the products to give us that layer of protection.
I don't want to compare the two but here we go. It's almost like saying she's on the pill, I don't need the condom. Everybody missed a dose of your meds at some point, and all it takes is once. You may follow his words and instructions everyday, but download just once and you may face a consequence.
More or less protect yourself and your PC.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment