Consumer Anti-Virus Is No Longer Needed.

Short answer no. End user workstation 3rd party Anti-Virus is not necessary. With the recent FTC fine to Avast for $16.5 million for selling customer data they said they would protect, I decided to use this as an excuse to talk about free and paid 3rd party AV. It's not necessary for everyday users. Maybe a second opinion is good to have. But is it worth the trade-offs of privacy, system performance degradation, and annoying settings? Probably not. The default Microsoft Windows Defender or MacOS XProtect are usually good enough. ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:24 - Anti-Virus Computer Impacts 1:56 - a tidbit on AV Vendors doing sketchy stuff 3:48 - What AV to use? The defaults. 5:14 - When to consider a third-party AV. 5:51 - My dumb experiment, download malware. 6:46 - Conclusion 🔗 Links: - Official FTC Statement and Settlement: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2024/02/ftc-says-avast-promised-privacy-pirated-consumers-data-treasure - https://thehackernews.com/2024/02/ftc-slams-avast-with-165-million-fine.html - https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/22/24080135/avast-security-privacy-software-ftc-fine-data-harvesting - Most Wanted Malware: https://blog.checkpoint.com/research/january-2024s-most-wanted-malware-major-vextrio-broker-operation-uncovered-and-lockbit3-tops-the-ransomware-threats/ 🐕 Follow Me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/collinsinfosec Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_collinsinfosec/ Cybercademy Discord Server: https://discord.gg/bWymWhCv9p 🤔 Have questions, concerns, comments?: Email me: grant@cybercademy.org 🎧 Gear: Laptop (Lenovo X1 Carbon Ultrabook 6th Gen): https://amzn.to/2O0UfAM​​​​​ Monitors (Dell D Series 31.5” D3218HN): https://amzn.to/2EXlgRF​​​​​ Keyboard (Velocifire VM01): https://amzn.to/2TEswfd​​​​​ Headphones (Audio Technica ATH-M40x): https://amzn.to/2F4Tvq6​​​​​ Work Monitors (Dell U4919DW UltraSharp 49 Curved Monitor): https://amzn.to/3yQmDhM Desk (FLEXISPOT EW8 Comhar Electric Standing Desk): https://amzn.to/3S9OxvG 💻 Cybersecurity PC Build Parts [Processor] Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor: https://amzn.to/3OlTTUK [Graphics Card] Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card: https://amzn.to/3OE0bkd [AIO Cooler] Corsair iCUE H100i RGB ELITE 65.57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler: https://amzn.to/3DEUUT9 [Motherboard] MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard: https://amzn.to/3Ol9La8 [RAM](2x) Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory: https://amzn.to/3OlsgeM [HDD] Seagate IronWolf NAS 8 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive: https://amzn.to/3DFdc6K [SSD] Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive: https://amzn.to/3KpTnnQ [Case] Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case: https://amzn.to/44Rjaxf [Power Supply] Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply: https://amzn.to/478wC1r [Fans] Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE 47.7 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack: https://amzn.to/44R4myD