Can you really get by with no av on a windows box

[Steve R Jones]

I got killed by a link that a moderator posted on another site and I had an AV... I now have a better one

I posted that link which was OK when I posted it, but turned viral a few minutes later. The site was legitimate before it was compromised.

I've run antivirus software on everything that has an OS including my cell phone and PC's. I'd put them on my TV and other AV equipment if I could. I currently have more non-computer devices connected to the internet than computers. I block most stuff at a firewall that sits just behind my router.

I too thought I'd never get a virus... But when you add these two quotes together you get a day full of screwed up computer... No desktop icons - all files marked as hidden, can't run anti virus etc.....

I was using Aviria at the time and now use MSE...

As far as system performance - if you put two brand new computers in front of me and only one had an AV installed, I certainly wouldn't bet you I could tell which machine was faster...

But luckily in the land of the free and the home of the brave - we can make our own decisions