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Why is AV software still a thing? I’ve run my systems for 10 years without AV and never had any issue.
by protoman3000 5y ago
Why is AV software still a thing? I’ve run my systems for 10 years without AV and never had any issue.
- jdavis703 5y agoBecause there’s lot of users who do naïve things with their computers. People visit sketchy sites, fall behind on updates and download sketchy files. Not everyone has 1) configured their system properly and 2) has the knowledge to avoid dangerous cyber situations.
- munk-a 5y agoModern operating systems (windows has done this particularly dramatically) have made a lot of efforts to incorporate most of the obvious wins of AV software directly into the OS. I think the only real thing of value is occasionally running system-wide scans - but serious infections are getting better at hiding themselves so you'll probably only find the cheaply written ad-spyware that way.