Well I can count on 2 hands how many websites I usually visit, so it is not a necessity for me to have protection. But it is just an added layer of security in my mind. On several occasions, I got a malicious file alert on s10forums.com, so my anti-virus is picking up something. But this so called malicious file probably isn't even really malicious, it's just saying it could be malicious.

But your right in thinking anti-virus does do bad to a computer. Some anti-virus programs are such a resource hog, your computer runs like crap until you completely uninstall the program.

 

I get trouble when I go to s10 extremist. My desktop won't even let me in. I haven't fooled around enough in my security to let it pass.

 

I dont use anti virus junk either. Never have and not gonna start. Its funny, ive never had a virus and i download all kinds of bit torrent and look at free **** too... I beleive antivirus is a scam.

 

I run stuff like anti malware and the occasional spybot scan.

Have you guys ever gotten a computer that comes with Norton?
My first computer came with Norton and when I was first learning how to use them I could not accomplish a single thing because I thought my computer was crap, but it was just Norton hogging all of my resources.

 

my laptop had some anti virus on it when i bought it and when the three mouth trial came up it spammed the hell outa my laptop and i ended up having to bring it to my buddy and he had to sweep the whole thing, since then i havnt had any anti virus anything since and havnt had a single problem just be smart with where u go on the internet lol

 

For the people who think that anti-virus is a scam, or the cause of viruses, that is just asinine.
And that there is words coming from a true computer nerd.

 

lol like i said this computer is like 10 years old. its kinda like driving a old beat up truck with a rod knock. if it decides to blow up i welcome it, i back my pictures up so everything else can disappear for all i care.

so did anyones computer screw up or anyone hear of anyones going haywire?

 

I haven't heard a peep about anyone losing their computers or having a slight problem.

 

government scare tactacts. someone on another forum posted a fbi link that allowed them to look into your computer to see if its infected. f that

 

Keeping your computer secure and avoiding viruses and such is more on you than your software protection because it depends on the sites you visit. I have to go rip crap of my mom's computer everytime I see her because she just downloads stuff she see's online all the time. Half the time the files tend to be random executable files that are really annoying to remove