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<blockquote data-quote="ebocious" data-source="post: 833472" data-attributes="member: 75834"><p>Fair enough. But as you pointed out, status quo is only temporary. And as I pointed out, people with AV and good browsing habits are getting infected. When Comcast's servers were presumably attacked in October of 2006, it was on the local news that 11 million computers were infected. I reimaged my machine three times (and never even had the chance to open a browser), before I realized it wasn't going to stop on its own.</p><p></p><p>Just because it's not happening to you personally doesn't mean a whole lot. There are over a billion computers on the Web today, and at least a third are believed to be infected right now (and that's not including Android phones or IoT devices). An identity is stolen every two seconds. Ask a professional security researcher if AV + safe browsing habits are enough. There are news blogs and more news blogs with a resounding NO.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry if you believe I am mistaken because of your own personal experience. But with all the infections I deal with or read about not withstanding, you'll find it extremely difficult to convince me that my own personal experience never happened.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ebocious, post: 833472, member: 75834"] Fair enough. But as you pointed out, status quo is only temporary. And as I pointed out, people with AV and good browsing habits are getting infected. When Comcast's servers were presumably attacked in October of 2006, it was on the local news that 11 million computers were infected. I reimaged my machine three times (and never even had the chance to open a browser), before I realized it wasn't going to stop on its own. Just because it's not happening to you personally doesn't mean a whole lot. There are over a billion computers on the Web today, and at least a third are believed to be infected right now (and that's not including Android phones or IoT devices). An identity is stolen every two seconds. Ask a professional security researcher if AV + safe browsing habits are enough. There are news blogs and more news blogs with a resounding NO. I'm sorry if you believe I am mistaken because of your own personal experience. But with all the infections I deal with or read about not withstanding, you'll find it extremely difficult to convince me that my own personal experience never happened. [/QUOTE]
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