On Dec 5, 3:40 pm, "Steve Thackery" <nob...@nowhere.com> wrote:
>SNIP

I agree that with a machine behind a firewall, you are much safer than
someone who is attached directly to the internet, but there are lots
of ways to get things onto your pc and you don't even have to click on
anything to have it happen.

You are right that AV software is reactive so it is always behind the
curve, but it still serves a purpose. And at $30-35 a year, it is well
worth the cost if it saves your $1000 pc just once from being
clobbered by some virus or trojan.

You're also correct in saying that most people are to blame for
getting malware on their machines, but that's just a fact of life.
I've been using pcs for about 25 years and I can still hit one key
when I meant to hit another. People are not perfect and never will be.

When was the last time I personally saw a machine that was infected
with a virus? Today. So, while you're experience is no less valid, it
isn't typical.

Don't mean to be argumentative, so I apologize if that's the way I
sound.

Later,

Andy C.(never #)