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Originally Posted by alltherage
I back up my comp once in a while and re-format it when this stuff happens. I just don't trust most anti-virus software to do the job correctly.
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yep. i've found most anti-virus scanners to be 90% useless. they don't get updated quick enough to detect most new viruses before they can infect a PC, and even if they are aware the really serious threats bypass them anyways. so essentially you're paying money and clogging up massive amounts of resources on your PC for false peace of mind
with a seperate hard drive for backup and a slipstreamed Windows install disc, i can reformat, reinstall and have everything up to date in the time that a full indepth virus scan takes to complete. i do it every few months even if nothing is broken just for the performance benefits
i've also found that just by installing a hardware firewall for my family members and explaining to them how not to be stupid when using the internet, they don't need anti-virus scanners either