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<blockquote data-quote="Ramblin" data-source="post: 106128" data-attributes="member: 170"><p>BSOD, you are right when you say "I discovered...." because it is like discovering something when you realize that you don't need an antivirus. Perhaps in the future, you will also discover, as I did, that actually you can be safer not using one.</p><p></p><p>I see you are using Sandboxie, I also see you have in your computer "songs, movies, e-books, installed software, TV-Shows, personal data, documents, games, etc." Did you know that you can run all of those files and programs sandboxed? Thats what I do. Works great, maybe you like to try doing that. After I download a movie or a PDF file, they run in a sandbox until the day it gets deleted. I never stop using SBIE.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I don't care much about the PC booting up a little faster because I am not using an AV but it feels great to know that my computer is not getting all worked up by an antivirus, a firewall , a HIPS and 19 other things running around. I use to hear noises coming from the inside of my computer, sometimes it was the fan because of the extra work but now, my computers don't cry no more. Now, I hear nothing coming from the inside. </p><p></p><p>You mention response time. Huge difference in how my computers behave with or without an antivirus. I think this is a great benefit, specially for someone like myself that uses a sandbox for all programs and files. My sandbxes open and close fast, no delays, not even my IE sandbox has a delay even though it is normal for IE to take a few seconds to terminate after closing.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if you are still doing a lot of scans or not but not doing them is a very sweet benefit. The way I put it is like this, while most users are scanning, I am really enjoying the internet doing what I really like, which is reading and learning about different things, The scans themselves not only take a lot of time but also diminishes the life of the PC. I know people in forums like this one that spend more time in one night scanning than what I spend in a year. </p><p></p><p>Maybe not using an antivirus is the reason I never have a problem with my computers, I don't know, my XP behaves as well as my newer W7 and I never had a BSOD or had to do a reformat. Does not using real timers have anything to do with that, I don't know but I think it does.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot more benefits, I could keep going, not installing uninstalling software is a great benefit of not using the real timer. People that use antivirus are always changing them. Switching antiviruses like changing underwear is worst than some viruses. People that don't use AV don't go through that. Oh, updates and upgrades, that use to give me a lot of grief, no more.</p><p></p><p>BSOD, this are some of the benefits that I enjoy but I am not suggesting for you to remain without an AV. In my opinion, if you ever feel the urge to do a scan after opening a file or a program or after visiting a site that you think might be suspicious, them you should install a real timer.</p><p></p><p>I ll give you one piece of advice. If you are going to go without an antivirus, you should treat all files and websites the same way. Don't trust any , be extra careful with any file that you download or execute, try using SBIE a little more than what you using it now.</p><p></p><p>Bo</p><p></p><p>Note; I don't recommend to anyone to go without an antivirus, this post is to show BSOD some of the benefits that you get when you join (as he has) the "No Av club<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite114" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />". Welcome over BSOD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ramblin, post: 106128, member: 170"] BSOD, you are right when you say "I discovered...." because it is like discovering something when you realize that you don't need an antivirus. Perhaps in the future, you will also discover, as I did, that actually you can be safer not using one. I see you are using Sandboxie, I also see you have in your computer "songs, movies, e-books, installed software, TV-Shows, personal data, documents, games, etc." Did you know that you can run all of those files and programs sandboxed? Thats what I do. Works great, maybe you like to try doing that. After I download a movie or a PDF file, they run in a sandbox until the day it gets deleted. I never stop using SBIE. Personally, I don't care much about the PC booting up a little faster because I am not using an AV but it feels great to know that my computer is not getting all worked up by an antivirus, a firewall , a HIPS and 19 other things running around. I use to hear noises coming from the inside of my computer, sometimes it was the fan because of the extra work but now, my computers don't cry no more. Now, I hear nothing coming from the inside. You mention response time. Huge difference in how my computers behave with or without an antivirus. I think this is a great benefit, specially for someone like myself that uses a sandbox for all programs and files. My sandbxes open and close fast, no delays, not even my IE sandbox has a delay even though it is normal for IE to take a few seconds to terminate after closing. I don't know if you are still doing a lot of scans or not but not doing them is a very sweet benefit. The way I put it is like this, while most users are scanning, I am really enjoying the internet doing what I really like, which is reading and learning about different things, The scans themselves not only take a lot of time but also diminishes the life of the PC. I know people in forums like this one that spend more time in one night scanning than what I spend in a year. Maybe not using an antivirus is the reason I never have a problem with my computers, I don't know, my XP behaves as well as my newer W7 and I never had a BSOD or had to do a reformat. Does not using real timers have anything to do with that, I don't know but I think it does. There are a lot more benefits, I could keep going, not installing uninstalling software is a great benefit of not using the real timer. People that use antivirus are always changing them. Switching antiviruses like changing underwear is worst than some viruses. People that don't use AV don't go through that. Oh, updates and upgrades, that use to give me a lot of grief, no more. BSOD, this are some of the benefits that I enjoy but I am not suggesting for you to remain without an AV. In my opinion, if you ever feel the urge to do a scan after opening a file or a program or after visiting a site that you think might be suspicious, them you should install a real timer. I ll give you one piece of advice. If you are going to go without an antivirus, you should treat all files and websites the same way. Don't trust any , be extra careful with any file that you download or execute, try using SBIE a little more than what you using it now. Bo Note; I don't recommend to anyone to go without an antivirus, this post is to show BSOD some of the benefits that you get when you join (as he has) the "No Av club:cool:". Welcome over BSOD. [/QUOTE]
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