I have never ran an Anti-Virus Bloatware program on any of my PC’s and the only times i have ever caught a virus is when i let some idiot use my computer.
I've actually tried to get any Windows user to run their computer on the Internet, use it for web browsing and downloading and all their normal and everyday stuff that they do with the computer (basically for all the stuff that they do with a computer) -- for a year -- and run that Windows machine without any anti-virus program, direct on the Internet and not behind a firewall.
I say all that, because that's pretty much what a large majority of Macintosh users do with their computers -- run without any anti-virus program, not behind a firewall, running it direct on the Internet, do their web browsing, downloads and/or e-mail and all the normal stuff -- and never have any problems at all with viruses and/or other kinds of malware.
In fact, a number of anti-virus software companies are trying their darndest to get Macintosh people to use anti-virus software, but they just can't get them to do it, because they just don't get those viruses, doncha know...
So, I think that's why a lot of your "average Joes" and the normal consumer loves their Macintosh when they get a hold of one and never have to worry about those things like the Windows people have to.
“I’ve actually tried to get any Windows user to run their computer on the Internet, use it for web browsing and downloading and all their normal and everyday stuff that they do with the computer (basically for all the stuff that they do with a computer) — for a year — and run that Windows machine without any anti-virus program, direct on the Internet and not behind a firewall.”
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More mindless babble?
Like hundreds here I have done that for close to 18 years. Presently I use three machines that are always on, and have virus scanners loaded, but disabled due to the drag on production, and haven’t found a virus since early 2003 when a client emailed one to me.
I run scans during the night about every two weeks for the safety of my clients systems, but never find anything more than adware from Amazon or click.
Virus problems are grossly over-rated these days.
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