From Snowden leaks to the Apple-FBI federal case, security has become an important topic.

Some would like to argue that there is absolutely no need for one.

Before you begin to question our rationale, lets explore this.

Do you really need to install costly anti-virus software in your newly bought PC/laptop?

In Built Mechanisms

Every gadget that you own has always contained some in-built security applications.

Thus, Microsoft has plugged the loop holes in the most susceptible platform for viruses.

Browsers

The most common source of malicious software making its way onto your machine, are websites.

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Many users tend to ignore the fore-mentioned warnings or just end up clicking the wrong links.

Most likely than not, this turns out to be the reason most machines get infected.

In this regard, following a safer browsing technique will eliminate the sources of a majority of viruses.

Using such sites are a sure fire way to attract viruses, if not more dangerous consequences.

Just sticking to genuine sites reduces this risk by a magnitude.

This is one malicious code that has no real solution.

Even if you do pay up, there are no guarantees that your data will be decrypted.

source: www.techworm.net