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I haven't run Windows in any serious capacity in about 11 years now, but even in 2010 or so, it was pretty rare that I ever got viruses on my computer (even wit
by tombert 5y ago
I haven't run Windows in any serious capacity in about 11 years now, but even in 2010 or so, it was pretty rare that I ever got viruses on my computer (even with all the trips to torrent websites to download TOTALLY LEGAL STUFF).
I've been running Linux or Mac since then, and due to their lower userbase there tends to be fewer viruses (as far as I understand it), but I would have to assume that Windows has gotten more secure and less virusey than it was 11 years ago? I don't think anyone I know even uses antivirus anymore. Maybe I'm mistaken.
All that said, I've thought Norton Antivirus was a bloated piece of shit piece of software even when computer viruses were a problem for me. I guess them installing a crypto miner is just further proof of that.