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<blockquote data-quote="notabot" data-source="post: 799049" data-attributes="member: 75970">Any user who follows simple safe practices and updates won’t be infected 99.999% in a home environment. I haven’t been infected since the days of DOS if you exclude a case when someone I gave my laptop to planted a virus but that’s really misplaced trust.&nbsp;An elder in the family who’s super careful with computers like with everything in life has never been infected and they don’t know what an exe is. They vet everything, if you send them an email , they’ll call and ask if indeed it was you ( they worry about fraud but what they do also works for security)However, when I look at the broader picture, there are family members who have been infected and there are always juniors who will do anything but safe computing, especially if you tell them don’t do it.&nbsp;For these a setup that’s secure is a good thing. Some people just have more risky habits</blockquote>

[QUOTE="notabot, post: 799049, member: 75970"] Any user who follows simple safe practices and updates won’t be infected 99.999% in a home environment. I haven’t been infected since the days of DOS if you exclude a case when someone I gave my laptop to planted a virus but that’s really misplaced trust. An elder in the family who’s super careful with computers like with everything in life has never been infected and they don’t know what an exe is. They vet everything, if you send them an email , they’ll call and ask if indeed it was you ( they worry about fraud but what they do also works for security) However, when I look at the broader picture, there are family members who have been infected and there are always juniors who will do anything but safe computing, especially if you tell them don’t do it. For these a setup that’s secure is a good thing. Some people just have more risky habits [/QUOTE]

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