Ed said:
That is utterly ridiculous.
Did you bother to think about the subject in depth?
Even AVG Free Edition is very good at
keeping virus definitions up to date. In some cases updating definitions
more than once a day and even on weekends.
And that is exactly the problem. Definitions are *always* behind the
threats. Sometimes it takes days or even months before a virus is
discovered.
No virus protection is going to
be perfect,
Yes, there is: Just avoid installing any malware at all. It's as simple
as that.
but not using ANY virus protection is foolish.
Really? Would you care to expand on that?
There are a LOT
of older exploits out there in the wild and many more of those than zero day
exploits.
Again: Just avoid installing any malware at all. It's as simple as that.
AVG Free Edition has been upgraded to work just fine on Vista and
whatever you may think about anti-virus software it is much better than
nothing at all.
Nonsense, AV software gives the PC user a *false* sense of protection
and security.
There have not been a ton of Vista-specific exploits yet,
but believe me they will come.
Are you by any chance using Internet Explorer?
By saying that using AV software makes a PC
'LESS' secure is giving false information to folks that are not as saavy
about AV software as some of the more experienced users here.
Did you bother to ask someone who is *really* (no self-proclaimed
expert) savvy about AV software?
By installing AV software on your computer, you are giving malicious
attackers another front, i.e. another weakness in your computer to
attack. Worst of all, AV software gives you a *false* sense of
protection and security.
Protection and security, which is nowhere near 100% efficient.
It only takes *one* single virus to compromise your PC.
On top of that, AV software eats up enormous amounts of computer
resources, all too often slowing the PC down and/or crashing it, and if
that wasn't enough annoyance already, many AV software packages cost a
lot of money.
I place
spyware/malware in a different category than viri and use completely
different software to run for those types of exploits. Spybot Search and
Destroy and Add Aware are two free solutions that will take care of those
types of exploits, and if you use them both, they will find and delete most
tracking and other spyware/malware attacks.
Remember, each additional installed software package presents one more
front to be attacked, one more weakness in your PC, one more element
that requires protection.
Ergo, AV software makes a PC less secure.
Keeping your PC free from all
exploits takes just a little bit of time and it is well spent.
Once again: Just avoid installing any malware. It's as simple as that.
Marco
