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Old 06-27-2008, 02:13 PM
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Default Re: Are anti-virus programs a real necessity?

Ha. Wrong on that count. Consider this: In its default configuration, a Windows computer connected to the internet will be compromised within a few minutes. Compare that to mine, where I have no firewall, no antivirus, no protection WHATSOEVER besides unix's inbuilt security, and more, have been continuously connected to the net for almost a whole year, with absolutely no problems.
Because windows has no separation between system and user files, and most users run with system priveliges all the time, users bring their computers close to being zombified just by turning them on!
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