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even ignoring the attack surface, the tools seem to always cause the same kinds of system performance degradation that actual malware does. I'd rather be occasi

even ignoring the attack surface, the tools seem to always cause the same kinds of system performance degradation that actual malware does. I'd rather be occasionally hacked!

sqeaky 10y ago
You act as though its a choice. You will get hacked with or without the the AV, The AV might just let you know.
- davidcbc 10y ago
  It's more likely that the AV will be the cause of your infection than that it will protect you from infection.
  - sqeaky 10y ago
    I agree completely. I didn't mean it as a good thing. If you want to not be infected don't use windows or other systems with prolific AV vendors.