On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:15:16 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio wrote:
>> Only the most disciplined and well-trained users...NOT NOOBS... will
>> adhere to a strict policy of avoiding installing anything they didn't
>> specifically go looking for...!
>
> I think that this is excellent advice. I have never run a virus
> scanner on my machine. I do run root kit and virus seeking
> programs from time to time, but no continuously running virus
> scanner. I have thereby never found a virus or root kit on my
> machine. I also only download freeware from good virus scanning
> sites.