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There's no inherent aspect of an operating system that should require A/V... Most operating systems allow you to install software. If the user installs softwar
by tjoff 14y ago
There's no inherent aspect of an operating system that should require A/V...
Most operating systems allow you to install software. If the user installs software from untrustworthy sources an A/V is the only thing that can protect him/her. No it isn't perfect but few claim it to be.
- gurkendoktor 14y ago> If the user installs software from untrustworthy sources This has never been an inherent possibility on mobile operating systems.
- cantankerous 14y agoWell, you can do it on Android, but they make it hard enough that you really have to know that you want to. There have been isolated instances of this being a source of malicious problem for users, though.
- bradleyland 14y agoAnd yet, A/V hasn't been -- by any reasonable measure -- succesful in stopping malicious software. Maybe the solution is to stop installing software from untrustworthy sources? My statement can't be taken without context. Stated with more context: "there is no inherent aspect of an operating system that favors A/V as protection from malicious software over any other (like code signing)." In practice, quite the opposite is true. We've proven, through practice, that A/V is a poor solution.