malufet
ss.org Irregular
Using avast for 3 years now, never had problems.
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And definitely the best protection is to know what you're doing. I could turn off all my antivirus stuff and get less viruses in a year than having the thing antivirused up the wazoo and handing it over to some friends/people I work with. People download an amazing amount of suspicious stuff.
The only reason mac don't see much in terms of malware is people don't bother writing malware for 5 users. It is a social phenomenon, not better security.
Pretty much the best advice. Don't be stupid online.
If you're really paranoid, you could always wipe and reinstall your OS on a regular basis if you think you have rootkits installed.![]()
But guys it says Im the 1 millionth visitor and all I have to do is download this executable called sp0rk and enter credit card info?
TL;DR : Don't use always-on anti-virus, practice safe browsing, and don't let others use your machine.
Good advice, unless you're on a shared computer. Then you're better off either sandboxing or running regular malware/AV scans.
I wish i could get away with using this computer myself but the inevitable 'tard will always wander on to this and do something stupid no matter how much i educate them.
Yeah like that one time Dddorian got a virus from SSO