I hope you at least consider a firewall. I just had this discussion with another IT guy. The face remains that you, at the least, want to have an AV solution.
I get your HOSTS file modification (been doing it for years), but theree are times when known good addresses get compromised, so not having that last line could be devastating to a less informed/inclined user.
Be careful what you promote.
Something else to keep in mind is that there are advertising sites that tiger features that users may have get, shop off your going to mod hosts then be sure to be meticulous...
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I hope you at least consider a firewall. I just had this discussion with another IT guy. The face remains that you, at the least, want to have an AV solution. I get your HOSTS file modification (been doing it for years), but theree are times when known good addresses get compromised, so not having that last line could be devastating to a less informed/inclined user. Be careful what you promote. Something else to keep in mind is that there are advertising sites that tiger features that users may have get, shop off your going to mod hosts then be sure to be meticulous...