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How to know if my Antivirus is really necessary?
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<blockquote data-quote="roger_m" data-source="post: 823736" data-attributes="member: 31436"><p>That's a fair question and it's quite simple really.</p><p></p><p>If I scan my system with multiple second opinion scanners and they all fail to detect any malware, then more than likely my system is clean. But of course, there is a small chance that that my system is infected and they all failed to detect the malware. If I scan my system in a month of two, with the same scanners and they once again fail to detect any malware, then it is highly unlikely that my system is infected, as I believe that it's a reasonable assumption that at least one of the scanners would have added detection for any missed malware.</p><p></p><p>To take it even further. I often go for years without reinstalling Windows and antivirus software and second opinion scanners never find any malware on my systems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roger_m, post: 823736, member: 31436"] That's a fair question and it's quite simple really. If I scan my system with multiple second opinion scanners and they all fail to detect any malware, then more than likely my system is clean. But of course, there is a small chance that that my system is infected and they all failed to detect the malware. If I scan my system in a month of two, with the same scanners and they once again fail to detect any malware, then it is highly unlikely that my system is infected, as I believe that it's a reasonable assumption that at least one of the scanners would have added detection for any missed malware. To take it even further. I often go for years without reinstalling Windows and antivirus software and second opinion scanners never find any malware on my systems. [/QUOTE]
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