antivirus programs

austinjenna wrote:
The odds are stacked against you so why would you not try to do something that benefits you.

Why do you ASSUME I didn't try anti-virus programs? I DID run them for years, and went to another approach after getting multiple viruses that they didn't detect. Since dumping the anti-virus programs and administrator mode, I've had zero viruses. So you're telling me to go with what the crowd says instead of what has proven for years to work FOR ME. Have you tried my approach to know that the odds are stacked against me? As the designated nerd in my circle of friends, I continue to see computers with anti-virus software get "infected" while I don't, yet I'm supposed to believe I'm better off doing what the crowd tells me to? I don't mind the disagreement but do mind the slide into name calling. Since the experts here insist I'm an idiot, looks like I just have to say "I'm an idiot and I've been virus-free for 4 years".