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Is antivirus software necessary in 2020?
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 893874" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>Similar thread:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/how-to-know-if-my-antivirus-is-really-necessary.93636/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Some other reasons for anti-AV lovers:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If your friend has installed any AV, the files on the shared USB drive were checked by her/his AV.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If you download from the Internet some installers of the popular applications, you are protected by Google website ranking which shows the popular (pretty much safe) websites. Furthermore, you usually land on the website like Softpedia, Majorgeeks, etc., which checks the installers by AVs.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If you browse the Internet, you are protected by Google website ranking and anti-phishing web browser features (for example SmartScreen in Edge).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">etc.</li> </ol><p>This can work as long most people use AVs and the user does not perform risky/unsafe tasks.<strong> But, I recommend using the AV to most users just like using the seat-belts in the car.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 893874, member: 32260"] Similar thread: [URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/how-to-know-if-my-antivirus-is-really-necessary.93636/[/URL] Some other reasons for anti-AV lovers: [LIST=1] [*]If your friend has installed any AV, the files on the shared USB drive were checked by her/his AV. [*]If you download from the Internet some installers of the popular applications, you are protected by Google website ranking which shows the popular (pretty much safe) websites. Furthermore, you usually land on the website like Softpedia, Majorgeeks, etc., which checks the installers by AVs. [*]If you browse the Internet, you are protected by Google website ranking and anti-phishing web browser features (for example SmartScreen in Edge). [*]etc. [/LIST] This can work as long most people use AVs and the user does not perform risky/unsafe tasks.[B] But, I recommend using the AV to most users just like using the seat-belts in the car.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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