Comments on: “Don’t need AV, we have a firewall” http://www.chris-mohan.com/2010/07/dont-need-av-we-have-a-firewall/ Securing Windows networks or giving it a go in Australia... Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:36:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: michael http://www.chris-mohan.com/2010/07/dont-need-av-we-have-a-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-251 michael Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:25:46 +0000 http://www.chris-mohan.com/?p=686#comment-251 I work with a few semi-pro gamers who refuse to install AV 'cos they claim it slows down their computers. They do, however, have the router firewall configured and turned on. Will they be protected from websites and such hosting malware? Most probably not. But I’m pretty sure one could successfully navigate the World Wild Web without AV for a month or more on a Windows computer without getting infected with malware. And likewise, one can have an “up to date” AV and still be infected. Many are. Would I recommend installing Microsoft Security Essentials or similar product? YES. Should one not use the Internet because AV does not exist on the computer? NO. I think we should be educating people more on sensible surfing/computing. I work with a few semi-pro gamers who refuse to install AV ‘cos they claim it slows down their computers. They do, however, have the router firewall configured and turned on. Will they be protected from websites and such hosting malware? Most probably not.
But I’m pretty sure one could successfully navigate the World Wild Web without AV for a month or more on a Windows computer without getting infected with malware. And likewise, one can have an “up to date” AV and still be infected. Many are.

Would I recommend installing Microsoft Security Essentials or similar product? YES.
Should one not use the Internet because AV does not exist on the computer? NO.

I think we should be educating people more on sensible surfing/computing.

]]> By: ash http://www.chris-mohan.com/2010/07/dont-need-av-we-have-a-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-247 ash Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:54:36 +0000 http://www.chris-mohan.com/?p=686#comment-247 This is an interesting post. I used to work with a VERY smart network guy, and his rationale was that he also didnt need AV because he was NAT'd behind his firewall. The idea of drive-by malware and such was foreign to him! He was safe because he only downloaded his torrents from known reputable sources :) It was only a matter of a week or so later that he asked me what a good AV product was for him and his children. I guess the children must have gotten his network infected at home. Damn those pesky kids!! *shakes fist* This is an interesting post. I used to work with a VERY smart network guy, and his rationale was that he also didnt need AV because he was NAT’d behind his firewall. The idea of drive-by malware and such was foreign to him! He was safe because he only downloaded his torrents from known reputable sources :)

It was only a matter of a week or so later that he asked me what a good AV product was for him and his children. I guess the children must have gotten his network infected at home. Damn those pesky kids!! *shakes fist*

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