ridiculous. also: "If you want to save a million dollars, you could connect a laptop to the internet without antivirus software and security patches and leave

ridiculous. also: "If you want to save a million dollars, you could connect a laptop to the internet without antivirus software and security patches and leave it a few days for a similar infestation," thats a bit of a stretch, ive had systems running ancient unpatched OS with no AV at all and still had no infections with standard use, maybe its the case if youre regularly trawling dodgy porn and torrent sites but doubtful that youd pick up much from regular browsing and usage let alone just connecting it to the internet for a few days