Some of the people will say that they do not need any antivirus software as they think their privacy or data is safe enough even without protection. Being careful while you are online and having an antivirus software are two different things.
You can be smart, perhaps you know how smart you think you are but you will still need some benefits from the antivirus software.
However, many people do not know that they could just get their computer infected by just visiting any website. They only think that they can get malware by downloading the suspicious files, running unpatched software, visiting the shady
websites or doing some other irresponsible things such as having the Java plug-in
enabled in your web browser.
In addition, the website itself could be compromised even if the website is reliable. Somehow, family and friends they could send something suspicious for you which you do not know. For instance, you friends send you a link which it looks legit and safe but you do not know whether they have been infected by malware or not. Hence, we have to be careful.
So, the best way to
avoid viruses is to use common sense. Having a good browsing practice can help as well as having an ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE too. Do not think that you can ignore the antivirus software if you already have a good browsing practice. A good browsing practice can be avoid from browsing shady sites, download files from suspicious source or perhaps clicking links from people you do not know. Not to forget, having an antivirus software could help you on putting yourself at less risk for viruses. But, you might still get infected no matter how hard you try to avoid it. So, Be smart.
Being smart online is
not just fully relying on your own ability to avoid virus, but antivirus software could help to make it happens. Common sense
can take you pretty far, but it isn't foolproof.
Written By:
Lim Yi Qing
Bachelor of Public Relations (Honours)
Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
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