antivirus

[Bhavesh Patel]

vista compulsary antivirus softwear

yes or no


bhavesh
thanx

 

[FromTheRafters]

Yes.

 

[DL]

Doesnt matter whether its Vista, its a PC and it needs such

 

[FromTheRafters]

Even if it were a Mac. :O)

Doesnt matter whether its Vista, its a PC and it needs such

 

[Paul Smith]

My general advice is yes. If you like to run things you randomly encounter
and elevate things willynilly, yes.

Personally I haven't used any since I've been running Windows Vista. I
might use Codename Morro when it gets released - if it stays out of my way
like Windows Defender, otherwise I probably won't bother.

 

[FromTheRafters]

Even if you are not promiscuous with regard to running executables,
there are other ways for viruses to appear on your system.

 

[Martin Connolly]

I've never seen a virus on Vista. A few junkware things like My Web Search
and P2P toolbars etc., but never a true Virus or Trojan. Make sure your
automatic updates are installed as soon as they are offered and don't
download the usual crap you see like free porn (just needs a 'decoder' -
yeah right) or download accellerators or registry tweaks etc.

Vista works pretty much perfectly as it is, so don't mess with it.