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<blockquote data-quote="ebocious" data-source="post: 811032" data-attributes="member: 75834">&quot;Common sense&quot; is a ridiculous phrase, and completely inaccurate when you consider the knowledge and behavior of the average user; &quot;caution&quot; would be a better word choice.&nbsp; How do you know you&#039;re not infected?&nbsp; Modern malware can run on your system without crashes or performance degradation.&nbsp; According to Google, <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52322179/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/malware-mostly-comes-legitimate-websites/#.XLvXwetKj_Q" target="_blank">more malware comes from legitimate sites than attack sites</a>.&nbsp; Did you hear about when the sites for Dolphin Stadium <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2549486/sites-scoured-of-malware-after-offsides-hit.html" target="_blank">were hacked just before Super Bowl XLI</a>, and drive-by malware planted?&nbsp; You don&#039;t have to be out looking for trouble when trouble is out looking for you.&quot;Common sense,&quot; both literally and by way of your intended meaning, is security software.&nbsp; I don&#039;t use real-time antivirus, but I certainly update my systems and use default-deny solutions.&nbsp; Even the best drivers still wear seatbelts; it would be foolish not to.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ebocious, post: 811032, member: 75834"] "Common sense" is a ridiculous phrase, and completely inaccurate when you consider the knowledge and behavior of the average user; "caution" would be a better word choice. How do you know you're not infected? Modern malware can run on your system without crashes or performance degradation. According to Google, [URL='http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52322179/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/malware-mostly-comes-legitimate-websites/#.XLvXwetKj_Q']more malware comes from legitimate sites than attack sites[/URL]. Did you hear about when the sites for Dolphin Stadium [URL='https://www.computerworld.com/article/2549486/sites-scoured-of-malware-after-offsides-hit.html']were hacked just before Super Bowl XLI[/URL], and drive-by malware planted? You don't have to be out looking for trouble when trouble is out looking for you. "Common sense," both literally and by way of your intended meaning, is security software. I don't use real-time antivirus, but I certainly update my systems and use default-deny solutions. Even the best drivers still wear seatbelts; it would be foolish not to. [/QUOTE]

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