I’ve been in the PC business since 1984. I’ve only seen two virus taht weren’t the result of users authorizing installation of software that they shouldn’t be using. Spyware was rampant on the free music sites. the two recent cases involved porn.
If you don’t surf trash sites you don’t need a great virus scanner.
Let me ask a simple question. Has One Care actually detected anything for you? I ask this because most of the people I know would respond that their virus/spyware programs have never seen any malware.
Agreed. But you don't want to have your security system detect a virus after its been installed on your pc and allowed to run wild. Same for spyware and other infections. You want it stopped at point of identification. OneCare has done a great job in that regard. Especially on viruses. I've been to some nasty websites on occasion. Often to test out a new anti-virus or anti-spyware software. There has been a significant level of criticism thrown at OneCare. Since I started using OneCare in beta form back in the fall of 2006, it has been solid, detecting several dozen pieces of infectious crap.