Is Anti Virus software worth using?

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Is Anti Virus software worth using? 2016-05-22 19:40:36Post No. 54688778
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Is Anti Virus software worth using? Anonymous 2016-05-22 19:40:36 Post No. 54688778 [Report]

I remember reading some articles about how they slow down your PC and how they really don't stop malware. Is it better just to use Adblock/chrome or other free anti malware programs? Or stick to antivirus software?

Personally I never liked AVS it's just a hassle when they block some pages for no reason.

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Anonymous 2016-05-22 21:45:07 Post No.54690874
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Anonymous 2016-05-22 21:45:07 Post No.54690874 [Report]

AV software is only like 20-40% effective.

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Anonymous 2016-05-22 21:51:52 Post No.54690986
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Anonymous 2016-05-22 21:51:52 Post No.54690986 [Report]

>>54690874
Yea I remember our old PC getting a Trojan. I'm thinking of replacing the HDD and cpu and ram but it's a gateway so not sure how customizable they are.

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Anonymous 2016-05-22 22:30:52 Post No.54691646
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Anonymous 2016-05-22 22:30:52 Post No.54691646 [Report]

they're pretty much useless.

They don't stop real threats, only bullshit ones that old people would generally get

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Anonymous 2016-05-22 22:31:38 Post No.54691663
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Anonymous 2016-05-22 22:31:38 Post No.54691663 [Report]

Common Sense Antivirus 2016 Premium Edition

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Anonymous 2016-05-22 22:33:14 Post No.54691690
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Anonymous 2016-05-22 22:33:14 Post No.54691690 [Report]

>>54688778
common sense is fine, at least in my experience.

I've had UAC off and no AV for about 7 years now and I've never been infected.