Is your PC's slow, do you find yourself nodding off waiting for it to boot? Chances are it is your anti-virus software, nothing slows a PC quite like anti-virus software.
This isn't really surprising when you realise that what anti-virus software does is examine every byte of data that passes through your PC looking for trouble.
I've never run any anti-virus software. But mostly I run Macs, Mac users almost never run any anti-virus software. Am I irresponsible to run all my computers without anti-virus software? Mac users are not prone to the fear and propaganda that Windows anti-virus software vendors propagate.
Anti-virus software vendors are telling us to be afraid, they are selling us fear. The entire anti-virus software industry is predicated on a bad architectural decision made by Microsoft fifteen years ago. Why would any of these sellers want to solve the virus problem and put themselves out of business?
I do have a PC which runs Vista, I have turned off Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, disabled System Protection and disabled User Account Control. I've never had any problems and it runs well and boots quickly. I'm just careful where I click, what sites I use and I've mothballed Internet Explorer, prefering instead Google Chrome.
What will I do if I get a virus? I'll restore the backup, and then I will have a guaranteed clean system. No spyware remover can beat that.
I often ask this question " "When's the last time your antivirus detected anything?" Invariably, the answer is, "Never."
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