Why You Don’t Need An Antivirus.

Do you need an antivirus? Let's discuss this cybersecurity hot-topic and why you probably don't need one. In this video I unpack the pros and cons of antiviruses/antimalware, their real world usefulness, and some better approaches to keep yourself safe online. From the limitations of traditional antivirus software (AV) to alternative solutions. Thank you to our sponsor Notesnook who offers open source, E2EE notes to keep your ideas safe: https://notesnook.com Check out the Become Anonymous guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1i-3xwcSGA Surveillance Report: @surveillancereport Proton Pass Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLwg552vhlM Something we should've made clearer: This video is almost entirely targeting active, always-scanning antivirus products. If you do an occasional on-demand scan of your system for peace-of-mind, there's not much wrong with this! Additionally, individually scanning suspicious files with online file-scanning tools is something that can be a proactive part of keeping yourself safe. Hopefully that clears up the target of the video a bit better. Stay safe out there everyone! 🔐 Techlore Homepage: https://techlore.tech 🕵 Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/goincognito 💻 Techlore Community: https://discuss.techlore.tech 🏫 Techlore Coaching: https://techlore.tech/coaching 💬 Signal Group: https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/signal-usernames-are-here-join-our-signal-group-techlore/7640 We cannot provide our content without our Patrons, huge thanks to: BRIGHTSIDE, Clark, Ente, Richard, Afonso, Brad, JohnnyO, kevin, love your content, x, 3c3c1d, NotSure, Philip, Seth, Stephen, Steven, Timothy 🧡 Join them on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore 💚 To see our production gear, privacy tools we use, and other affiliates: https://techlore.tech/affiliates 💖 All Techlore Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support 0:00 Intro 0:20 Our Sponsor: Notesnook! 1:08 1.0 Are antiviruses more secure? 1:25 1.1 Windows Antivirus 1:54 1.2 MacOS Anvirus 2:24 1.3 Linux, iOS and Android Antivirus 3:08 1.4 So are they more secure? 3:34 2.0 Common arguments for AVs 3:42 2.1 "My antivirus has extra tools" 4:44 2.2 "I don't want to pick services myself" 5:20 2.3 "It's been fine so far..." 7:12 Okay but when might they be useful? 8:36 Our must-follow security tips to stay safe online! #antivirus #techlore #security