catilley1092
Extraordinary Member
The only thing that I can say, is that if you've used Windows for a few years (especially with XP) and you've not been infected in some way, you're pretty damn lucky.Well I have got Windows 7 and Windows XP laptops and they are both very secure. And on my Windows XP laptops I do not have any anti virus software.
And never mind the stories you hear on the web about Windows XP not being secure. It is secure. And I have never had a computer virus on my Windows XP.
And I do not have any anti virus software on my Windows 7. And I have never had a computer virus on my Windows 7 computers either.
There are no viruses on Windows. Andrea Borman.
If you were to take those computers and run the free ESET Online Scanner, or SuperAntiSpyware, there's no telling how much bad code stored on them. Tracking Cookies, Trojans, Spyware, you name it.
I've read several of your posts regarding running virus protection, and I know I'm wasting my keystrokes, but I seriously hope that you don't do any banking or purchasing with your computers. Because you're one keystroke away from being cleaned out. I would not as much as check my email w/o some form of installed & updated virus protection, paid or free.
The last sentence of your post really stands out "There are no viruses on Windows." That should be true out of the box, but over time, and it takes a split second to happen, you can lose total control over your computer. Malware is a serious threat to all computer users, including Mac & Linux ones. So is spyware, viruses & trojans.
I know of a couple of people who refuses to run an AV because they say they lose speed, both at startup & while browsing. While that may be true (the AV has to update at startup to protect you, as well as check links & emails), I'm not going to worry over a few seconds for my protection to update, and I'm going to keep protection on my computers.
I highly advise you to do the same. Avast & MSE are both free, and Malwarebytes (free version) only consumes resources when you run it. Just because you think your computer isn't infected, doesn't mean it's not. Malware/Spyware has ways of hiding itself until it decides to unload. Better to be safe than sorry.
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