Do you need antivirus

Do you need antivirus, A lot of people have this question in their mind, I am having a Windows laptop or a windows pc, do I require antivirus software?

The answer to this question lies in the way you are using your laptop or your p.c, if you only visit high authority websites and trusted places on the internet, the answer for you is NO, you don’t need antivirus software if you use your computer for very normal tasks such as searching something on google, using Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites which are trusted by a lot of people, you never need antivirus software installed on your computer.

But, if you are an adventurous person, who likes to explore the internet or you are a gamer etc., then you certainly require antivirus software installed on your computer because, as you might be aware of the fact that not every place is safe over the web.

How it started

how it started, let us find it out, In the early 2000s, the computer was considered a luxury, very few rich class people had it as they were very expensive at that time, while many others also thought that there was no use of buying a computer.

At that time Microsoft had its monopoly in the operating system(Microsoft Windows, mostly windows XP or windows 98), office applications( ms office), and internet browser( internet explorer).

But, Microsoft didn’t create its monopoly in antivirus, and then came a time when windows XP became very vulnerable to viruses out there on the web

Do you need antivirus for windows 10

Windows XP was one of the finest operating system software ever made, it had a very large lifetime, nowadays no operating system has such a huge life but, this advantage of a large life was also accompanied with vulnerability to viruses.

Nowadays, windows 10 has something called a windows defender, which is a built-in antivirus and Microsoft says that you don’t need any other software installed to keep you protected, but this was not the case back then in the time of Windows XP and Windows 98.

The

the dark truth of the antivirus industry

there is also a dark truth about the antivirus industry, Antivirus software protects you from a lot of known viruses, not the viruses which are new or are unknown to the antivirus software itself

It's true that you can prepare yourself to fight your enemy but what will happen if your enemy comes with a weapon which is unknown to you, you can't fight.

In a very similar manner antivirus only protect your computer from the viruses which are known previously, in fact, there still are a lot of loopholes and black hat hackers take this as an advantage.

Viruses are being made up so quickly that by the time you read this article, maybe one or two new viruses are made, and your antivirus will get to know of it may be a year later

Solution

there is a solution to this problem but No one can remain 100% protected on the internet, but you can certainly take some precautionary measures, which will reduce your risk of being infected significantly.

1)- Browse only trusted websites- one must avoid going to unknown sites or new sites, as the chances of these sites having a virus in them are quite high.

2)- Don’t get trapped in fake ads and fake offers- there are a lot of fake job offers, fake ads and fake surveys running on the internet whose sole purpose is to hack you by trapping you in unbelievable deals e.g-  free apple tv with iPhone 11 by clicking on this link.

3)- Keep your antivirus updated- as described above, antivirus software protects you only from the known viruses, so it is highly recommended to keek it updated.

Conclusion

antivirus definitely protects you from a lot of viruses out there but you cannot get 100% using any antivirus software as there always are some new viruses born out every second, so the answer to the question do you need antivirus is yes but it doesn't give you 100% protection.