Analogy? Anti-virus is like a bulletproof vest

[littleturle]

Originally Posted by funkydude

AV is like a fishing net with holes in it. Sometimes you catch a fish, other times it finds its way through.

Good one!
Don't fishing net all have wholes?
the size of the wholes determines what kind of finish to be caught!
Guess to avoid Virus, these wholes need to be in nano size or even smaller.

[littleturle]

Originally Posted by djohn

ESET AV beta 6 when first released some months ago lasted about a week.Then a short test with Kingsoft AV that lasted a few hours.

Antivirus will not protect me better then what I have already.What I have is fast and never slows down with hours on end of web browsing.No crazy disk I/O from resident scanners.No conflicks.No false positives.

I used sandboxie alone for years when I first joined wilders and never had infections.Cant say the same from a standalone resident scanner.

Great to find out about sandboxie. Thanks!

[Dark Shadow]

Originally Posted by littleturle

Great to find out about sandboxie. Thanks!

Your welcome.

[Dark Shadow]

Originally Posted by gerardwil

Antibiotics fight against and destroys bacteria, not virii

Your correct and they kill good bacteria as well.

[DVD+R]

Wonder which weirdo is going to test this theory out by shooting their PC

[luciddream]

An AV is more like a gun... to shoot at the attacker (malware) and hope to kill it, only after it shoots you first.

I'd rather use preventative measures to not get shot in the first place.

[safeguy]

Since we're throwing analogies here, I figured I might as well...

"AV is like a condom. Some like it...some don't. Either way, enjoy your ride."

[littleturle]

Originally Posted by safeguy

Since we're throwing analogies here, I figured I might as well...

"AV is like a condom. Some like it...some don't. Either way, enjoy your ride."

nice one!

sorry. i got really carried away by other things.