Quote Originally Posted by Husar
It takes away system performance and as long as my firewall and browser keep the bad guys out there is no use in cleaning the inside, right?
Well no, because a firewall won't stop a virus infected file from landing on your system. I will block worms, and backdoor attempts but not infected files. Your browser stops nothing unless you configure it to block activex, java, flash, scripts and certain cookies. By the time you've done that you're working so restrictively that browsing becomes a chore. You're right as regards system performance, though a firewall does that also. Certain AV programs are horribly slow though, such as Mcafee.