Re: Anti-Virus Software is like Adult Diapers

darwinist wrote:
Seatbelts:
- Required by law in many places (is it illegal not to have anti-virus
at home?)
- They can stop you dying

anti-virus can stop you from getting infected...

- No quality of driving can save you if someone else crashes into you

no quality of safe hex can save you if someone releases a zero-day exploit...

Locks:
- Are exactly what I'm advocating: Secure programs, firewalls, keeping
things out, not leaving your doors and windows unlocked and then
chasing burglars around once they're in the house.

anti-virus products can be used to keep things out...

Safety Goggles:
- Prevent access to your eyes, again they're what i'm advocating;
rather than, say, some kind of "eye cleaning and healing fluid" to be
applied after all the damage is done.

anti-virus products can prevent execution of the virus and therefore prevent access to the resources required to do damage or infect...

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"it's not the right time to be sober
now the idiots have taken over
spreading like a social cancer,
is there an answer?"
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