Slightly Off Topic:
I think an OS manufacturer should make their products safe for us. These days, it’s a given that you will run across a virus or malware, or be attacked by some method, such as a trojan.
I use AVG, because it’s good, and it’s free, which falls in line with my opinion. I paid for my PC when I bought it. I paid for the OS, also, when I bought it from Microsoft or as a whole package from the OEM. I should NOT need to keep paying a “property tax”, or a “lease fee” each year, as in a subscription. I have 7 machines that I keep running, 7*60=$420.00 a year on top of the original purchase price. BS.
BTW, am I the only one that noticed that most attacks and virus’ come from overseas? And most A?V vendors are also overseas? Hmmmm!
Mac and Linux distros are of the same opinion that I am. That is, you should be safe, under most normal usages of your machine, without buying something else to protect you.
Microsoft has been leaning towards my opinion as of late. They started with defender, made some more acquisitions, and then rolled out One Care, which wasn’t good, and was a huge resource hog, as well as, it may be a snoopware application, itself.
Now, One Care is dead, a blessing. MS has rolled out “Security Essentials”. I installed it on an XP box, and it seems to be ok. At least it doesn’t use an inordinate amount of resources to operate. Next, I will install it on my Windows7 machine, and live with it for awhile, to see if it gives up any strange behavior, or of I get infected on a crackload site. haha
I understand the sentiment, but not everything is “bought and paid for” forever. Antivirus is not a one-time expense but a process and you’re paying people to keep updating the system and continually doing new work to detect and stop new threats.
Like with a car— the car may be paid for, but that doesn’t mean you can expect oil changes for free forever.