I think you overestimate the degree to which "sensible" browsing will protect you. I might go a high as 90%, which is no small advantage. Of course if by sensible browsing you mean avoiding browsers that allow javascript and never downloading anything executable, then I'd go as high as 99.9%.
Once upon a time I worked in some institution that had access to the corporate network only. We bought a new notebook, attached it to the network and did nothing more. It became infected in 15 minutes. Were we the other 0.0001%?
Yet another reason to not waste your money on "virus protection." Use the free Windows Defender if you must, and make sure you have good backups.
I stopped using AV about 10 years ago after numerous performance issues with flaky AV products. 10 years on and no issues! Sensible browsing/downloading/email behaviour is 99% of the battle
Do you backup your stuff? I do, two different external drives and they are switched into the safe. So does my wife and it has saved our butt. I have to admit, the Mac backup really is great. We blew a disk drive. They replaced it, loaded the OS and I think about 3 hours or so later it was all back exactly as it was. She had an up to date backup, no loss at all. We were even on vacation.
I can get my Linux desktop back, no where near as easy though.
Ya'll hear about the geometer who went to the beach to catch some
rays and became a tangent ?
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I think you overestimate the degree to which "sensible" browsing will protect you. I might go a high as 90%, which is no small advantage. Of course if by sensible browsing you mean avoiding browsers that allow javascript and never downloading anything executable, then I'd go as high as 99.9%.
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Once upon a time I worked in some institution that had access to the corporate network only. We bought a new notebook, attached it to the network and did nothing more. It became infected in 15 minutes. Were we the other 0.0001%?
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Yet another reason to not waste your money on "virus protection." Use the free Windows Defender if you must, and make sure you have good backups.
I stopped using AV about 10 years ago after numerous performance issues with flaky AV products. 10 years on and no issues! Sensible browsing/downloading/email behaviour is 99% of the battle
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Do you backup your stuff? I do, two different external drives and they are switched into the safe. So does my wife and it has saved our butt.
I have to admit, the Mac backup really is great. We blew a disk drive. They replaced it, loaded the OS and I think about 3 hours or so later it was all back exactly as it was. She had an up to date backup, no loss at all. We were even on vacation.
I can get my Linux desktop back, no where near as easy though.