My Dad is an IT Professional and he has told me that it's very important to have.
If you have a newer OS (like Vista, Windows 7 or 8) then it is all the more necessary. Viruses are tailored to go after new OSs and being that those OSs are more complicated, the virus can do so much more damage because they are tailored to get around all of the little security features. Simply put, the newer your OS is, the greater your risk.
If you're running something like XP, it's not THAT big of a deal. You can still get viruses, but they won't be going after you as aggressively but it's still recommended you have SOME Anti-Virus program.
POLL: IT Professionals ONLY! Do you think antivirus is necessary?
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My Dad is an IT Professional and he has told me that it's very important to have.
If you have a newer OS (like Vista, Windows 7 or 8) then it is all the more necessary. Viruses are tailored to go after new OSs and being that those OSs are more complicated, the virus can do so much more damage because they are tailored to get around all of the little security features. Simply put, the newer your OS is, the greater your risk.
If you're running something like XP, it's not THAT big of a deal. You can still get viruses, but they won't be going after you as aggressively but it's still recommended you have SOME Anti-Virus program.