What antivirus do you use?

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  • GuessWho
    11 years ago | pl

    For those who said: "None, I don't feel I need it" ...

    On average a Windows computer with no anitvirus and an internet connection is infected within 6 minutes.

    Since Linux and Mac are becoming increasingly popular, viruses for them are too.

    Antivirus is essential for all systems.

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    • IDiGAFi
      10 years ago | pl

      Where did you get that statistic? Do you mean that every computer takes only 6 minutes in average to be infected? Sounds like bull crap to me.

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      • GuessWho
        10 years ago | pl

        I learned that on a Microsoft Certified IT Professional course.

        6 minutes is said to be the average for an unprotected Windows system.

        Keep in mind that many systems sit behind a firewall and many network routers have firewalls built in.
        A decent network router may keep you safe for longer, but doesn't provide protection against malicious scripts that may be on pages that you encounter while browsing.

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        • IDiGAFi
          10 years ago | pl

          Okay, but still that's absolutely made up and exaggerated. During the first 6 minutes almost every single user will be either checking e-mail or on a social network or something like that. Believe me, I've been using the Internet with no antivirus for far longer than 6 minutes and nothing's happened to me so far.

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          • GuessWho
            10 years ago | pl

            Then you're lucky.

            The first thing I install after the OS and Drivers is the antivirus.

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