I second that. I can't quite remove Java and Flash, but I do run no script and some chrome extensions which disable flash elements until I explicitly tell them to run. MSIE is silent and lightweight.
Running a full-fledged AV suite, Kaspersky or whomever, or heaven forbid BUYING one is just not worth it when you look at the false negative and false positive rate of AV. ------- Brian Weeden Secure World Foundation +1 202 683-8534 On Aug 29, 2012, at 17:55, <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll see that and raise you one higher... > Remove Java, Flash, & Reader. Hide MSIE. Install Google Chrome. > Install MSSE or Vipre... > > > Regards, > joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... > > "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..." > >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: [H] AntiVirus ? >> From: Christopher Fisk <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, August 29, 2012 12:31 pm >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> Kaspersky seems to be the best for actually cleaning the 0 day crap >> that I'm seeing constantly though. >> >> Honestly, I've just been going with removing Java from machines, >> making sure Adobe Flash is kept up to date, using an alternative to >> Adobe Reader and just running MSE. I have *almost* made the jump to >> no AV at all. With Firefox (autoupdates), Noscript (autoupdates), and >> the removal of the problem plugin's the risk is quite low IMO. >> >> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Thane Sherrington >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> At 01:58 PM 29/08/2012, Christopher Fisk wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm leaning towards telling people if they want to use free just go >>>> with MSE due to ease of use and if they want to purchase that >>>> Kaspersky is the best choice for AV. >>> >>> >>> Kaskerspy's a pig. Massive updates and long download times for updates. >>> >>> T >>>
