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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Some of us still are comfortable enough to avoid antivirus. |
I agree.
Any computer you buy, set up an administrator's account. Then set up a regular user's account for daily use that has limited permissions. This makes it nearly impossible for anything to ever be installed on your computer without your permission. Never install anything from a popup or site that you don't trust 100%.
Keep your computer updated (Macs require a lot less updating, and the updates are faster to install than PC).
For using the computer at home, get a NAT router and password protect your network. Also restrict it to only your computers. Extra layer of protection.
I never use my computers outside my home, but if you do, there are extra precautions when you hook into a "hostile network" at a hotel or Starbucks, for instance.