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Is Antivirus Software a Waste of Money?

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nosh:
A quote I read somewhere recently:
"Virus check complete. All viruses functioning normally."

MilesAhead:
A quote I read somewhere recently:
"Virus check complete. All viruses functioning normally."
-nosh (August 03, 2014, 12:41 AM)
--- End quote ---

Heh.  A new product could be Intel VO.  No, not a whiskey.     Virus Optimization.  ;)

mouser:
Another recent opinion piece saying that installing a 3rd party Antivirus tool is counter-productive:

http://www.osnews.com/story/29633/Disable_your_antivirus_software_except_Microsoft_s_
http://robert.ocallahan.org/2017/01/disable-your-antivirus-software-except.html

Some of you have been saying this for a while.. I still use an antivirus but pieces like this from knowledgeable people are making me think about this seriously..

Tuxman:
Did you just call us not knowledgeable?

mouser:
I didn't intend to. What i meant to say that I am taking notice as the opinions of you folks are echoed by EXPERTS IN THE FIELD it is making me take notice.

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