Comments on: Why Do So Many People With Computers Not Install Anti-virus Or Anti-spyware Software?

By: MattyBoo

MattyBoo — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:59:08 +0000

Not everyone who has a compter knows enough about computers to know that there is anti-virus and anti-spyware software on there computer.
I don’t know how many computers I’ve had to get this type of software installed onto because of my friend’s or family member’s ignorance.

By: dwightl.

dwightl. — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:16:11 +0000

some don’t know about it and others don’t realize the trouble they are causing themselves until it’s too late. others couldn’t care less until something happens. then they are the ones that scream the loudest.

By: dze

dze — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:09:35 +0000

antivirus is not needed imo if u know whats up … antispyware definitely is and a software firewall is … and why no antivirus? … cause they almost always cause issues and a performance hit .. i havent used one in over 2 years with no problems ..

By: kasonhun

kasonhun — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:35:00 +0000

because they think there computer wont get infected or they just dont have a brain

By: Raiga Rokka

Raiga Rokka — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:45:37 +0000

it mostly because although they are aware of danger viruses make, they do not have money to buy antivirus.

By: mikeh030

mikeh030 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:09:00 +0000

I cant understand it either, it might be because they dont understand what it does, or dont know what to use.
AVG anti-virus has saved me 3 times when I was trying to install files from isohunt.com that were really viruses.

By: RElliot

RElliot — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:11:23 +0000

That’s a great question. And it is precisely why Panda Software launched their new “Infected or Not?” campaign. The whole point of it is to raise awareness on that exact matter (and, of course, they get to promote their new products).
They let people try Panda’s latest detection tools for free at http://www.infectedornot.com , then they gather statistics from these free trials which are later published as an “Infection Index” (Infex)
The results are shocking. Most of the pcs are infected, even the ones that are kinda protected by some antivirus software.