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> Also on Windows, the first thing I do is disable the Windows Defender. And believe it or not, I haven't had any viruses for as long as I can remember using co
by highwaylights 4y ago
> Also on Windows, the first thing I do is disable the Windows Defender. And believe it or not, I haven't had any viruses for as long as I can remember using computers.
Prove it.
- depr 4y agoYou prove Windows Defender will keep you virus free first
- highwaylights 4y agoWell, you can easily find out if it's detected anything by checking it's history, as opposed to having no idea if you have any malware whatsoever - which is what you're advocating for with this stance.
- illys 4y agoWhy/how should he prove something that did not happen? An event, a fact can be proved... not their absence. Try for yourself: prove your have not done [X] in the last 10 years.
- highwaylights 4y agoYou're mistaken, this situation doesn't require you to disprove a negative. The parent is claiming to have proven a negative. They've claimed to have never gotten a virus. They have no way of knowing if this happened, as a virus isn't going to demonstrate it's presence.
- illys 4y agoSo I guess the right question is "Are you sure?", not "Prove it".
- highwaylights 4y agoI was going to write "How would you know?" and in retrospect I should have.
- kregger 4y agoI have a Windows 10 (windows 7 -> 10 upgrade) machine with 10+ years operation, Windows Defender has never caught or warned me about anything. So either: 1. I never downloaded malware 2. Windows Defender is useless and doesn't catch anything.
- blacksmith_tb 4y agoAlso possible it was doing its job, but was useless at notifying you that it had done anything...