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minus-squareRob@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·4 months agoI hadn’t used any anti virus in about 8 years. Being on Linux and Chromeos mostly on the pc side and using Fdroid opensource apps and the few big apps needed from PlayStore.
minus-squarePraiseTheSoup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoI haven’t used any antivirus on Windows since 2008, generally doing whatever I want and just not being stupid about it, and I’ve had no issues.
I hadn’t used any anti virus in about 8 years. Being on Linux and Chromeos mostly on the pc side and using Fdroid opensource apps and the few big apps needed from PlayStore.
I haven’t used any antivirus on Windows since 2008, generally doing whatever I want and just not being stupid about it, and I’ve had no issues.
If it works it works.