The virus are too dynamic for the antivirus be an effiecient way to block then, plus the user will fell overconfident with an antivirus, and will engage in risky behavior, unlike the situation without antivirus.
That's precisely the point. The whole multibillion "antivirus" industry grew using scaremongering tactics while offering users the illusion that they'd be protected if they installed their crappy programs (which 99.999999% of the time won't stop the viruses that will effectively cause harm, mostly the so-called zero-day viruses). The main effect of that was to help turn generations of computer users into lazy idiots with no clue as to how things work in their computer systems. There is no way around that - either users learn the basics of how their operating systems work and learn about good basic security practices, or they are going to get infected by some type of malware sooner or later. There are no multiple "layers of protection", it all comes down to one single "layer" in the end: the user's awareness of what he is doing. The best "antivirus" ever will always be a little something called common sense. |
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Congratulation, you have no idea how security works!
Security works in layers. Say you have a security guard right? Well, a security guard can actually be a HUGE vulnerability in your company if he's bribed to help during the theft.
That means we should get rid of all security guards because it's possible for them to be corrupted, right?
Wow! Thanks for enlightening me! What a perfect metaphor! You're the man! |
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