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Best antiviruses?
Steve5451²:
--- Quote from: Super Suit 12 on May 24, 2017, 06:10:06 PM ---That only works if you decide to never go on the internet. There's stuff on perfectly legit websites that the website owners don't have control over that can give you viruses. I've not been on any sketchy sites and Avast picked something up just a while ago on the forums. Don't even know what it was, just something about an image. Might've been another site in the background but again, I wasn't on a sketchy site.
I use avast and would like to switch though
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you have to run an executable or approve a java applet to get a virus. simply visiting a website won't give you a virus unless you're using an ancient version of internet explorer that's vulnerable to activex exploits.
MoltenKitten:
Anyone who says common sense is an idiot, you can't rely on that alone
Aide33:
stop downloading Romanian pregnant midget special interest research you freek
Willco2:
bitdefender is what I use but i believe it requires a subscription
AutoBahn:
--- Quote from: Master Matthew² on May 24, 2017, 05:48:03 PM ---Common Sense
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--- Quote from: AutoBahn on May 13, 2017, 11:49:03 AM ---https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploit_(computer_security)
Also, to put into context why thinking this is a /really bad idea/, allow me to state a similar argument in similar terms:
"I don't need vaccines! I have common sense, I won't get sick!"
In conjunction with an antivirus it's decent, sure, but don't trust your sense to save you.
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--- Quote from: Steve5451² on May 24, 2017, 06:26:36 PM ---you have to run an executable or approve a java applet to get a virus. simply visiting a website won't give you a virus unless you're using an ancient version of internet explorer that's vulnerable to activex exploits.
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there are ways to get around requesting human authentication for processes. Zero days / exploits, malvertising, port exploitation, etc
it's not typically(key word) present on a machine that is kept 100% up-to-date, but it is always possible that even something legitimate you installed may not be correctly secured and may accidentally backdoor your system because of legacy code or bad practices.