Many articles written on how real time shielding is worthless in tech circles
Really? Care to provide some URLs from a couple of quality sites proving your claim?
I can't imagine any enterprise that would even remotely consider not running AV on their Windows servers and PCs. All major security standards (PCI, SOC, SSAE 16, etc.) require it.
(I don't see why it is even needed, you scan a new file you download sure but why keep rescanning your existing files)
other activities can introduce viruses to your computer. These can include:
- Malicious scripts on web sites
- By clicking on a pop-up on a website. You might not even realize it's a pop-up
- By opening infected emails (doesn't even have to have an attachment).
- Inserting an infected hard drive or thumb drive.
- Not patching vulnerabilities in common programs and running a script hidden in a web site or office file or a dozen other sources
- Online ads
Some of the attacks launched from the above sources will infect files that are already downloaded to your computer
You know you can close those pop-ups very easily with a couple keystrokes right? But I assume you are using the mouse...
Geesh, why so nasty? Nope. I know the ones xmontrealer is speaking of as I've seen them myself. These pop-up pages lock up your browser and sometimes entire PC. Sometimes you can still get into Task Manager and close the windows and browser manually . Other times you have to hold the power button as nothing else works. I've even had to pop the battery and pull the power cable to recover.
Also it would be better to simply disable the script in the first place on browser and you would never see the pop-ups at all
Really? Please, explain to us how to do that.