Comments on: The Antivirus Hysteria http://www.techreaction.net/2009/05/08/the-antivirus-hysteria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-antivirus-hysteria Technology Enthusiast Blog Community Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:57:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: OPFOR http://www.techreaction.net/2009/05/08/the-antivirus-hysteria/comment-page-1/#comment-2635 OPFOR Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:39:31 +0000 http://www.techreaction.net/?p=445#comment-2635 @ketan - I can definitely agree with that assessment. I don't urge everyone to go and run with no AV like me - obviously for most users, this wouldn't make sense. Regarding firewalls, it is my experience that the built-in firewalls that come with routers are sufficient to keep out most/all worm-type threats (Kido, Conficker, Helkern). You really shouldn't have your PC connected straight to the 'net via the modem, put a router in between. @ketan – I can definitely agree with that assessment. I don’t urge everyone to go and run with no AV like me – obviously for most users, this wouldn’t make sense.

Regarding firewalls, it is my experience that the built-in firewalls that come with routers are sufficient to keep out most/all worm-type threats (Kido, Conficker, Helkern). You really shouldn’t have your PC connected straight to the ‘net via the modem, put a router in between.

]]> By: ketan http://www.techreaction.net/2009/05/08/the-antivirus-hysteria/comment-page-1/#comment-2474 ketan Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:41:11 +0000 http://www.techreaction.net/?p=445#comment-2474 nt sure if u can survive without a non default firewall....its like keeping ur doors open for burglars nt sure if u can survive without a non default firewall….its like keeping ur doors open for burglars

]]> By: AndrewBoldman http://www.techreaction.net/2009/05/08/the-antivirus-hysteria/comment-page-1/#comment-81 AndrewBoldman Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:35:24 +0000 http://www.techreaction.net/?p=445#comment-81 Great post! Just wanted to let you know you have a new subscriber- me! Great post! Just wanted to let you know you have a new subscriber- me!

]]> By: George Waldie http://www.techreaction.net/2009/05/08/the-antivirus-hysteria/comment-page-1/#comment-58 George Waldie Sun, 10 May 2009 20:20:33 +0000 http://www.techreaction.net/?p=445#comment-58 Great read. Very true, and while I use antivirus, (AVG free), its not something I would buy/spend any time on either. i trust it to keep tracking cookies and stuff gone whenever it scans. But I dont think ive had a virus in a looooong time. So, if you arent stupid online, you should be perfectly safe. Never click on something you dont know, Great read.
Very true, and while I use antivirus, (AVG free), its not something I would buy/spend any time on either.
i trust it to keep tracking cookies and stuff gone whenever it scans.
But I dont think ive had a virus in a looooong time. So, if you arent stupid online, you should be perfectly safe.
Never click on something you dont know,

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