Not used anitivirus for about 5 years never had virus (srs)

[jh30uk]

I ran it in Vista but Win 7/8/8.1+ there is little difference as they relaxed UAC a little.

Its a PIA more than not having protection but a small price to play.

A bit like wearing a condom.

 

[ExRayTed]

Haven't run AV software for a while now either. Run the odd Malwarebytes scan once in a while. Never caught anything.

 

[oldbag]

The OP should put the thread title on their CV.

 

[KIA]

Just for self knowledge, how does a standard account rather than an admin account help? Ta

It has the potential to mitigate exploits and isolate malware.

User account = best possible protection.
Admin with UAC = flexibility with enhanced protection.
Admin without UAC = retard mode.

 

[Neil79]

I run malaware bytes about once a month, still clean going on 7 years

 

[Rozzy85]

No AV for 6 years, come at me bro. Common sense plays a major part and not downloading every piece of garbage software the Internet has to offer like Supreme Ultra Mega 5000 Video Pro Magic ROFL LOLOL.

I did slip up though when I downloaded Tulisa's video for which I deserved the punishment. The shame.

 

[ExRayTed]

The thing is, most free AV software won't stop the malware junk you install unwittingly whilst clicking next-next-next-next during installs of free software. As already said, common sense and actually reading the tick-box dialogue when installing software actually helps