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No I do not feel bad for them at all. More often we see that Antivirus products are total scams. The people behind it are basically criminal. They install rog
by arianvanp 11y ago
No I do not feel bad for them at all. More often we see that Antivirus products are total scams. The people behind it are basically criminal. They install rogue certificates, are full of exploitable vectors, share our data with third parties, inject ads in our browser traffic and are just horrible and slow our computers down. From a security perspective, installing an AV actually sounds like a really bad idea these days. They're basically really horrible viruses in disguise. The most horrible kind of virus. These people need to be shamed and I wish these companies nothing but the worst.
- cobaltblue 11y agoI still sympathize with a subset of the ICs, those that must see so many problems (maybe even futilely trying to fix them) but being crippled from doing much by internal dynamics. I wish them the courage to pack up and leave for someplace better, while on those who have been responsible long-term I agree with you.
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- duderific 11y agoThe worst thing is that they exploit peoples' fears. You'll get eaten by the big scary virus monster and lose everything, unless you install our helpful software for just $99.95! Your average mom and pop computer user has no idea whether it's really needed or not.