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Originally Posted by okyoureabeast
Unlike the days of old where you can get infected just by visiting a site we have a lot of tools now that basically make antivirus software obsolete.
For starters if you use Internet Explorer you deserve to get a virus period. IE is by far one of the worst browsers out there in terms of security.
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I work in IT. For business use, I have to use IE for certain apps/CMS systems. With web development you need to test deployment and code in a variety of browsers, and IE is still the dominant browser and if often interprets code differently from FF and others. Some dev code will only work in IE. So not using it isn't an option.
Hence I use IE on both my work and personal computers. I'm guessing many work environments do as well as there are licensing and support considerations tied to this. Some vendors will only qualify support and SLA agreements when using Microsoft certified products, from OS to browsers.
AVG runs very lean, if it even remotely affects a PC's performance, then there are bigger issues with said PC than AV software.
There are also sophisticated malware hijacks out there that can slip in through browsers and can and will infect an unprotected PC - even with browser security and add-ons enabled. To not run a free service that works well is not a good idea, IMO.
Just adding my $0.02...the more I learn, the more grey everything becomes...