- May 26, 2014
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Many members, mostly newbies, ask this question:
"How Much Protection Is Enough?"
In the olden times, an Antivirus was enough. That's it. Nowdays, probably not. Before, viruses were things that simply sent spam email to your inbox and caused havoc, like Peeves in Harry Potter. Nowdays they're like Voldemort, sneaking into people's computers and silently destroying them and locking them out.
So, now to the main question. The truth is, everybody needs different protection. For experts, Windows Defender and built-in security is enough. For reckless surfers, nothing is enough! If you're reckless you should have the answer on your right. No security can replace Common Sense (Antivirus 2015)! With that being said, all your AV should be companion to your common sense. Other words, AVs fill in space and overlap Common Sense antivirus, like ethanol in gas. But, can you run a car with only ethanol? Yes, but it's going to break down much earlier, just like your computer. Then, like a computer, you need to send it to repairs and pay more money.
With a finishing touch, you should choose your own amount of protection. If you can sniff out phishing, malicious links, spam, and be careful, MSE should be enough. If you're not good at those things but try, a full-fledged AV is good (Kaspersky, ESET, etc.). If you're reckless, fine tune your Common Sense before shopping for a huge security suite and bogs down your PC like crazy (and won't help either)!
But what about Linux and Mac? I've only used Ubuntu about a week so I can't say myself, but a quick and quiet AV with only minimal protection should be enough, like ClamAV. No need to pay for antivirus for Mac or Linux (I'm looking at you ESET
).
That's it for today
"How Much Protection Is Enough?"
In the olden times, an Antivirus was enough. That's it. Nowdays, probably not. Before, viruses were things that simply sent spam email to your inbox and caused havoc, like Peeves in Harry Potter. Nowdays they're like Voldemort, sneaking into people's computers and silently destroying them and locking them out.
So, now to the main question. The truth is, everybody needs different protection. For experts, Windows Defender and built-in security is enough. For reckless surfers, nothing is enough! If you're reckless you should have the answer on your right. No security can replace Common Sense (Antivirus 2015)! With that being said, all your AV should be companion to your common sense. Other words, AVs fill in space and overlap Common Sense antivirus, like ethanol in gas. But, can you run a car with only ethanol? Yes, but it's going to break down much earlier, just like your computer. Then, like a computer, you need to send it to repairs and pay more money.
With a finishing touch, you should choose your own amount of protection. If you can sniff out phishing, malicious links, spam, and be careful, MSE should be enough. If you're not good at those things but try, a full-fledged AV is good (Kaspersky, ESET, etc.). If you're reckless, fine tune your Common Sense before shopping for a huge security suite and bogs down your PC like crazy (and won't help either)!
But what about Linux and Mac? I've only used Ubuntu about a week so I can't say myself, but a quick and quiet AV with only minimal protection should be enough, like ClamAV. No need to pay for antivirus for Mac or Linux (I'm looking at you ESET
).That's it for today
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