How have your security scan times improved with SSDs in your life?

[Old Hippie]

And how would you know?

 

[Saga]

I got one from a flash advertisement about 5 months ago or so..

Just throwing this out there, but with adblock, scriptblock, and flashblock those are never even a blip on my radar, personally..

 

[Ben90]

Don't need it?

It's pretty easy to avoid infections if you are careful.

Basically all infections are user-incurred these days, so if you know what to avoid, there's little necessity for anti-virus.

I second this, both of my parents have had their credit cards stolen online behind firewalls and real time anti-viruses. They run scans all the time and it comes up with dozens of spyware stuff.

The only protection my computer has is from NAT (all firewalls off, all ports forwarded, ect.) and I was bored one day and was like: lemme download and run some anti-spyware stuff. Did a full scan and the only thing it didn't like was the cookies for some porn sites. OH JEEZE! COOKIES ARE ON MY COMPUTER! CALL THE COPS.

 

[HeXen]

I second this, both of my parents have had their credit cards stolen online behind firewalls and real time anti-viruses. They run scans all the time and it comes up with dozens of spyware stuff.

The only protection my computer has is from NAT (all firewalls off, all ports forwarded, ect.) and I was bored one day and was like: lemme download and run some anti-spyware stuff. Did a full scan and the only thing it didn't like was the cookies for some porn sites. OH JEEZE! COOKIES ARE ON MY COMPUTER! CALL THE COPS.

Still no excuse to not have Anti Virus and manual scanners. Avoid free AV's, use only ones proven in tests for 98% accuracy like G antivirus, Symantec..etc. if all they detect is cookies on your system with known malware installed then something has done hijacked how your AV works, some can do that ya know.
Layers of protection is key and turn UAC on high....or just use Linux live.

Recommending otherwise to anyone but yourself is arrogance, personal choice is fine, we all have the right to be arrogant with our own computers, but not someone else's.

 

[n7]

Recommending otherwise to anyone but yourself is arrogance, personal choice is fine, we all have the right to be arrogant with our own computers, but not someone else's.

No one in this thread has recommended using no antivirus.

Some of us have simply stated we don't find it necessary personally.

I'm not an average user.
I'm the guy who cleans up infected systems pretty much every day of my work week.

There's a very clear correlation between ignorance & infections, & i see it every day. :\

Internet-savvy people rarely get infected, & if they do, they are generally prepared in the sense that they've already backed up their stuff, & are aware that wiping the HDD & reloading the OS is the safest way to clean stuff up.

Internet-dumb people will infect their systems repeatedly, even with the very best virus-protection installed & updated, because fact of the matter is, most issues don't just magically get installed without user interaction.
They come in thru opening that email attachment from an unknown sender, from clicking that "Download free system tuneup", from their beloved Limewire downloads, & so on.

This is not to say people shouldn't run antivirus. The average user most definitely should be, & i don't even advise using free ones, because IME, they are not as effective as something like Kaspersky Internet Security, etc.

I used to run stuff myself too, but as the only time i've gotten infected in the past many many years is through my own mistake, i stopped bothering. If i was to get infected again, so be it. I'm well aware it's my own risk/responsibility.

Sorry about the derailment OP; hope you got some answers in this thread anyway.

 

[HeXen]

No one in this thread has recommended using no antivirus.

Some of us have simply stated we don't find it necessary personally.

I'm not an average user.
I'm the guy who cleans up infected systems pretty much every day of my work week.

There's a very clear correlation between ignorance & infections, & i see it every day. :\

Internet-savvy people rarely get infected, & if they do, they are generally prepared in the sense that they've already backed up their stuff, & are aware that wiping the HDD & reloading the OS is the safest way to clean stuff up.

Internet-dumb people will infect their systems repeatedly, even with the very best virus-protection installed & updated, because fact of the matter is, most issues don't just magically get installed without user interaction.
They come in thru opening that email attachment from an unknown sender, from clicking that "Download free system tuneup", from their beloved Limewire downloads, & so on.

This is not to say people shouldn't run antivirus. The average user most definitely should be, & i don't even advise using free ones, because IME, they are not as effective as something like Kaspersky Internet Security, etc.

I used to run stuff myself too, but as the only time i've gotten infected in the past many many years is through my own mistake, i stopped bothering. If i was to get infected again, so be it. I'm well aware it's my own risk/responsibility.

Sorry about the derailment OP; hope you got some answers in this thread anyway.

your point? plenty of people out there who think they are savvy because they read a few basics . Most people never even heard of a bios virus let alone know every possible method of infection.
To say as long as your careful and know what to avoid is like telling a kid to go out and play and stay away from the pond for all you know about them.

seems your defensive enough about it to suggest that your right and i'm wrong. So its wrong to tell people who's experience level may vary greatly, to use a good AV, layered protection and a firewall?

So besides your very lengthy and firm stance on your own personal reason for not using one as if others would care...what is your point?