FishOil Wrote:Linux
ignorance is bliss...
Linux reported vulnerabilities according to National Vulnerability Database, 2011 YTD = 212
of those 69 are the highest severity rating
all OSes have vulnerabilities, period. Windows has the highest # reported and fixes are published way faster too.
I went for many years without running anti virus on any of my home Windows machines. Did I get a virus... about once every 2 years. Did I lose any data... never. Did I ever need to reformat and start over... never.
I also did not click on spam links or allow 3rd party scripts to run.
Now I do. I run MSE because it is simple, low resources, and works very very well. I have also tried all the major AV apps for long periods of time and many are good but they all have quirks I hated to deal with, most are slow and bloated... do yourself a favor, use MSE and forget about it.