Anti-virus software isn't by any means "security protection", especially the type that works on a heuristical basis. They are simply long lists of known to be disadvantageous programs and a daemon that tries to match the list to data on the system.
Sure, they might offer some kind of help for systems operated by people who do not have the necessary knowledge to operate a computer, but it is first and foremost it is built for security and it does good by providing known signatures or data of viruses and its pattent. This would somewhat decrease the risk level to 50% because for the first time you might be attacked but for the 2nd, 3rd time onwards maybe not anymore.
There are two solutions to the problem by the way. The former is educate the users and the latter is to switch to linux. No, seriously. The important part isn't linux, but switching away from a monoculture preferably to a desktop environment that is ruled by at least 3-4 systems that are different from each other and they are interoperating in well defined ways with each other. That way, you can get the platform (the systems it can possibly infect) down for a virus to a threshold where the percentage is simply too low for it to be able to spread.
Yea the AV might be not as we(users) expected but at least it would lessen the risk of being totally open and vulnerable.
Though for an anti-virus might take action if the signature of the virus is recognised.
Anti-virus works this way :
1.Release of new threat/exploit into the wild
2.Detection and study of new exploit
3.Development of new solution
4.Release of patch or updated signature pattern to catch the exploit
5.Distribution and installation of patch on user's systems or updating of virus databases
Probably they don't even know that Grisoft (AVG AV) is actually an anti-virus program too:P..lol.
Maybe would better if you demonstrate that not only Norton protects but other AV Such as AVG, Karpersky too do their work:)
Doesn't mean that Norton shows more popups Norton is protecting...
I agree with what you have done. Ya, it might be a pain at the beginning but i guess a smooth sail after few experiences. After all Ubuntu is not such bad choice, somewhat similar to windows like navigation except as it is a unix like therefore characteristic wise remain a unix / linux based.
Though in future if you were to ever to switch back, you can always use XP with parental control software's. Such as "Advance Security Level".
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Anti-virus software isn't by any means "security protection", especially the type that works on a heuristical basis. They are simply long lists of known to be disadvantageous programs and a daemon that tries to match the list to data on the system.
Sure, they might offer some kind of help for systems operated by people who do not have the necessary knowledge to operate a computer, but it is first and foremost it is built for security and it does good by providing known signatures or data of viruses and its pattent. This would somewhat decrease the risk level to 50% because for the first time you might be attacked but for the 2nd, 3rd time onwards maybe not anymore.
There are two solutions to the problem by the way. The former is educate the users and the latter is to switch to linux. No, seriously. The important part isn't linux, but switching away from a monoculture preferably to a desktop environment that is ruled by at least 3-4 systems that are different from each other and they are interoperating in well defined ways with each other. That way, you can get the platform (the systems it can possibly infect) down for a virus to a threshold where the percentage is simply too low for it to be able to spread.
I wouldnt consider worthless, i would consider less protective.
You might want to check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivirus Why we need anti-virus.
Yea the AV might be not as we(users) expected but at least it would lessen the risk of being totally open and vulnerable.
Though for an anti-virus might take action if the signature of the virus is recognised.
Anti-virus works this way :
1.Release of new threat/exploit into the wild
2.Detection and study of new exploit
3.Development of new solution
4.Release of patch or updated signature pattern to catch the exploit
5.Distribution and installation of patch on user's systems or updating of virus databases
This is called Zero day exploid. You may want to look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_day for confirmation.
In this way yea maybe the user might be attacked once, but the 2nd and 3rd times onwards if the signature is out the anti-virus can block it.
Probably they don't even know that Grisoft (AVG AV) is actually an anti-virus program too :P..lol.
Maybe would better if you demonstrate that not only Norton protects but other AV Such as AVG, Karpersky too do their work :)
Doesn't mean that Norton shows more popups Norton is protecting...
I agree with what you have done. Ya, it might be a pain at the beginning but i guess a smooth sail after few experiences. After all Ubuntu is not such bad choice, somewhat similar to windows like navigation except as it is a unix like therefore characteristic wise remain a unix / linux based.
Though in future if you were to ever to switch back, you can always use XP with parental control software's. Such as "Advance Security Level".
You can have a look at this sites :
http://parentalcontrolbar.org/
http://www.freeshield.com/