No more new virus?

[Alexandoy]

I have noticed that in this past year of 2018 there was only 1 or 2 new viruses that landed in the news. One is the ransomware that locks the hard disk and you have to pay a ransom so you can use your computer again. Maybe the anti-virus software are now far advanced that incidents of virus attacks are filtered so they were not reported anymore.

What is your take on the new viruses in 2019?

 

[Jerlene]

Ransomware isn't new. I had a lot of clients bring their computers in with that over the last several years. It's really easy to get rid of, surprisingly. Hopefully only one new one gets released in 2019, or nothing at all.

 

[Bryn]

No more viruses and other nasty stuff plaguing the nets now? If it's really true, then we may not need our anti-viruses after all.

 

[Page]

I wish there are no more viruses, I'm lucky to have no viruses on any of my devices yet again my router as an firewall. I don't recall any new viruses just the old that you can get here and there if you aren't careful. But those people will always try different things and viruses won't stop

 

[Carlos X]

No more viruses and other nasty stuff plaguing the nets now? If it's really true, then we may not need our anti-viruses after all.

Be careful with that mindset. This is what caused hacks in the first place. We were in a world where hacking wasn't a thing, until hackers wanted notoriety. Windows 10 will be hacked eventually. It's only a matter of time. Microsoft is just better at building an infrastructure where viruses are first caught, and then minimized. It's all about suppressing the viruses one by one. It was only last year (or two) that I learned that there's a few vulnerabilities in Mac systems. So, don't go thinking your computer won't be hacked.

 

[Bryn]

So, don't go thinking your computer won't be hacked.

As long as I don't go on shady sites or download dodgy crap from elsewhere, then I'm alright. Besides, Windows 7 is ending in a year's time so, my point may be invalid

 

[Page]

So, don't go thinking your computer won't be hacked.

As long as I don't go on shady sites or download dodgy crap from elsewhere, then I'm alright. Besides, Windows 7 is ending in a year's time so, my point may be invalid

Consider getting some projection and whatnot that will tell you not to click on link. Got any software like?

 

[Bryn]

No, and I don't trust any security software at all... especially when MalwareBytes screwed me over last year. I know what sites I go on and don't go on. I'm not that stupid. But then again, I don't do much on the net anyway (save for forums).

 

[Jon]

I use WebRoot's full protection and am confident I won't have to worry about any new viruses breaching my computer.

 

[overcast]

Most of the viruses and script kiddies are made by the antivirus companies. And so I am not surprised that many new security loopholes are not out there lately.

 

[Deleted member 44219]

No more viruses and other nasty stuff plaguing the nets now? If it's really true, then we may not need our anti-viruses after all.

Don't get your hopes up high. No matter what, there will always be new viruses every year and Anti-Viruses will be needed. It's just the more deadlier viruses that get attention and all that. Smaller and less noticed viruses will be lurking.

 

[Azareal]

The biggest virus (WannaCry) in recent times wasn't even really due to criminals, but the NSA's cyberweapons getting leaked and criminals going crazy with it. The issue there was the NSA stockpiling security vulnerabilities rather than working with vendors like Microsoft to fix them early.

However, it would be foolish to think that viruses have vanished entirely. It might not be 2004 where everyone got hacked due to Windows XP's absolutely pitiful security, but if you slip up, then you will almost certainly get compromised, some of these new viruses can be particularly nasty.

 

[USHost247]

No more viruses and other nasty stuff plaguing the nets now? If it's really true, then we may not need our anti-viruses after all.

Never have this mindset on the internet. The whole internet is not a very kind place. It's super easy to pick something up if you do not have the prevention software. How you think it was first started back in the day? People that were unprotected.

 

[Azareal]

How you think it was first started back in the day? People that were unprotected.

Part of the problem back in the day was:

a) Windows XP runs every random thing as administrator.

b) Microsoft didn't really care about security as it was never a problem before the internet.