Avira: 25 pct of PC users disable antivirus software
65 replies, posted
[url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/digitaltrends/20101217/tc_digitaltrends/avira25pctofpcusersdisableantivirussoftware]Source[/url]
[release][img]http://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/avira_logo_red_rgb-248x300.jpg[/img]
A new survey from German antivirus and computer security firm Avira finds that about [url=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/avira25pctofpcusersdisableantivirussoftware/39164406/SIG=12q72fjav/*http://www.avira.com/en/press-details/nid/482/news/avira+survey+restless+antivirus+users]one in four PC users admit to turning off virus protection[/url] on their PCs because they thought the programs were slowing down their computers. Furthermore, more than three out of five (62.8 percent) have tried multiple computer security products in the span of a year on the same computer, hoping to find one they like, and nearly one in eight (12 percent) have considered getting off the Internet altogether for safety reasons.
“The scary take-away from this survey is that 25 percent of the respondents admitted to just turning off their security products because they feel that it hurt the performance of the machine,” said Avira’s Sorin Mustaca. “That’s not a good idea because such a practice leaves the computer totally exposed to the even simplest of viruses, allowing the bad guys to include it in a botnet used to distribute malware and phishing.”
Avira says the survey questions were put to more than 100 million Avira customers around the world during November 2010, although the results are based on 9,091 respondents. Avira says the margin of error for the responses is between 0.28 and 1 percent…although, if the respondents were self-selecting, it’s difficult to know how well the results apply to general computer users, or even to Avira’s customers. (For instance, most Mac OS X users don’t use any antivirus software at all, since the universe of malware targeting the Mac is a tiny fraction of that targeting Windows—for now, anyway.)
Avira is interpreting the results as a sign that antivirus vendors need to take special care not to impact overall system performance—even if that means staying out of users faces, drawing less attention to themselves, or even providing less protection. “It is better to have minimal protection which goes unnoticed than protection with all whistles and bells which the user deactivates in order to be able to use his computer,” Mustaca noted.
If Avira’s survey results can be generalized to a broad group of Windows users, it is also interesting that the majority of Windows users try multiple antivirus and security products on the same computer during the course of a year, indicating that the majority of people who are interested in keeping their PCs secure are dissatisfied with the antivirus products they’re using. Avira’s results don’t go into respondents’ reasons for switching security products: system performance could certainly be one, but factors like pricing play a role.[/release]
-ssssssssnip-
Wow dude why would you start a linux war in your own thread
Now people are gonna be throwing their useless fucking nerd opinions in about how cherry is the best flavor and win7 is better
also people who do this are dumb
Why did you put pct instead of %? It was really confusing at first.
I never have anti-virus software on because I'm hardcore
might explain the HDD failure though
[QUOTE=Cintroval;26788125]Wow dude why would you start a linux war in your own thread
Now people are gonna be throwing their useless fucking nerd opinions in about how cherry is the best flavor and win7 is better[/QUOTE]
Because it's true, I do run Linux... well, not right now, but I usually do.
Anyhow, on a serious note, I do agree with you, people who do this are dumb
inb4 macs dont get viruses
It's nobody elses fault except the user of the machine if they get infected whils't disabling their antivirus software to watch their incest porn.
Makes sense. You disable it for whatever reason and just forget to restart it.
[QUOTE=Taggart;26788150]I never have anti-virus software on because I'm hardcore
might explain the HDD failure though[/QUOTE]
"I don't use helmets because I'm hardcore
might explain my broken leg." Your problems are not related.
never used an antivirus program and I've never had a virus. I'm careful with what I download, and I'm the only one on this computer.
[QUOTE=wabash;26788214]"I don't use helmets because I'm hardcore
might explain my broken leg." Your problems are not related.[/QUOTE]
> Virus enters computer
> Virus destroys vital data
> Hard drive is destroyed due to lack of vital data
[QUOTE=Taggart;26788238]> Virus enters computer
> Virus destroys vital data
> Hard drive is destroyed due to lack of vital data[/QUOTE]
Nope, [most] viruses don't work that way, buddy. HDD failure is always hardware failure (whodathunk), viruses will not kill your hard drive just because they damage data.
[QUOTE=mikeyt493;26788233]never used an antivirus program and I've never had a virus. I'm careful with what I download, and I'm the only one on this computer.[/QUOTE]
Thing is, not everyone is as savvy as they think they are, so they go ahead and turn off their AVs but a few weeks later wonder "damn, what's wrong with my comp? It's running so slow..." :/
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;26788275]Nope, [most] viruses don't work that way, buddy. HDD failure is always hardware failure (whodathunk), viruses will not kill your hard drive just because they damage data.[/QUOTE]
note most
also note in my post "might"
still, I don't run anti-virus and I don't get no virus. I'm coo' with that shit.
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;26788315]Thing is, not everyone is as savvy as they think they are, so they go ahead and turn off their AVs but a few weeks later wonder "damn, what's wrong with my comp? It's running so slow..." :/[/QUOTE]
i don't really download much anyway and when I do it's generally from a reliable source.
pct sounds like a disease
[QUOTE=Taggart;26788333]note most
also note in my post "might"
still, I don't run anti-virus and I don't get no virus. I'm coo' with that shit.[/QUOTE]
Might explain why your steam password was grandma.
I haven't used any AV in 5 years and I've never had a single virus
[QUOTE=Amplar;26788526]I haven't used any AV in 5 years and I've never had a single virus[/QUOTE]
Even if you use your head and not download sketchysoftware.exe from suprcrackz.ru there are still ways malware can infect your computer without you even knowing. Not running antivirus software because you think you've never gotten a virus before is foolish.
I've had Avast stop malware from pages previously safe but infected via ads or etc
A good example of the FPSbanana rootkit where an ad in FPSbanana made your computer get AIDS if you didn't have Avast or similar active protection.
[QUOTE=IStanI;26788508]Might explain why your steam password was grandma.[/QUOTE]
oh SNAP
you are stupid if you don't have an antivirus.
it doesnt matter if you dont download viruses, a virus can infect you in different ways.
you know, the point of virus is to not have you notice them
people who don't install anti-virus and go I'VE NEVER HAD A SINGLE VIRUS INCREDIBLE YEAH are probably dumb
or on macintosh
[QUOTE=Taggart;26788333]note most
also note in my post "might"
still, I don't run anti-virus and I don't get no virus. I'm coo' with that shit.[/QUOTE]
Saying "might" doesn't save you from the Computer Illiteracy Thread.
I am careful of what I download and sites I visit, but even legit sites can get hacked, or new OS vulnerabilities discovered. That's why I run an antivirus.
[QUOTE=mikeyt493;26788233]never used an antivirus program and I've never had a virus. I'm careful with what I download, and I'm the only one on this computer.[/QUOTE]
How do you know you've never had a virus if you have nothing to detect them with?
It's not like they go dickwaving with a huge banner going "HEY HEY I'M MALWARE GET RID OF ME BEFORE I KEYLOG YOUR PASSWORDS/ADD YOU TO A BOTNET"
[editline]19th December 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=Metalcastr;26788959]I am careful of what I download and sites I visit, but even legit sites can get hacked, or new OS vulnerabilities discovered. That's why I run an antivirus.[/QUOTE]
It was only yesterday that I visited Filefront and got redirected to "hornymatches.com".
v:v:v
That figures given what a resource-hogging nightmare Norton is.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;26789469]That figures given what a resource-hogging nightmare Norton is.[/QUOTE]:bandwagon:
it's not bandwagon norton is a piece of shit dude
if you'd used it you would understand
you obviously haven't used it in the last couple months
[QUOTE=TehWhale;26789644]you obviously haven't used it in the last couple months[/QUOTE]
Right because it was magically fixed last month after all those years I spent putting up with it's bullshit.
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.