Avira: 25% of PC users disable antivirus software

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Avira: 25 pct of PC users disable antivirus software

A new survey from German antivirus and computer security firm Avira finds that about one in four PC users admit to turning off virus protection on their PCs because they thought the programs were slowing down their computers. Furthermore, more than three out of five (62.8 percent) have tried multiple computer security products in the span of a year on the same computer, hoping to find one they like, and nearly one in eight (12 percent) have considered getting off the Internet altogether for safety reasons.
“The scary take-away from this survey is that 25 percent of the respondents admitted to just turning off their security products because they feel that it hurt the performance of the machine,” said Avira’s Sorin Mustaca. “That’s not a good idea because such a practice leaves the computer totally exposed to the even simplest of viruses, allowing the bad guys to include it in a botnet used to distribute malware and phishing.”


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[gusthebus]

Then they blame the antivirus if they get infected. Even if it lowers PC performance a bit, antivirus software is worth it in my opinion.

[Tweak]

Answered Yes, there are times when it is a must.

[sss20]

I have disabled my real time security in countless times...However i know what I am doing.... and I would not advise anyone to stop their protection for any reason,especially since the current security solutions are very light , and all the vendors are focusing their efforts to make the antiviruses/is as light as possible.

[LochNess]

I never turn off A/V if playing a game online, but I do turn it off while playing some games off line... I have all my games on a 'system image' backup... I load disk and when I finish playing game I wipe the disk and restore working copy configuration... takes about 1 hour...

[iPanik]

I rarely turn it off, however after an indecent a few years back i turn it off during service pack and driver installations.

[gusthebus]

I very rarely turn it off. I only do when installing important software - installations which I cannot afford to have go wrong.

[malwarebuster]

I never turn my antivirus off.