do you think i can get a virus if i only use mozilla for internet and turn my antivirus off?

Question

im trying to find i way of how to make my computer go fast so what i found was that my mcaffee antivirus make my comp go slow becasue it has too much stuff so do you think i still can get a virus if i only use mozilla for internet and use zonalarm firewalland adwatch se professional for my security but when i see i have a virus i turn my mcaffe to san for viruses im trying to turn off my mcaffe becasue it uses too much mem usage

do you think mozilla can protect me from most viruses and spyware if i only use that as internet and use zonalarm and adwatch to prtect me from them and when i get a virus yust turn mcafee on

do you think i can get a virus if i go only on mormall site but nooooo porno or stuff like that by using mozilla

answer this question the ebst and ill pick u as the best answer!!!

ok i nkow mozilla dosent protect me from spyware but can it keep me away from viruses

Answer 1

Yes, you can still get a virus...if you're not careful that is. Try using AVG...it's free and doesn't take up a lot of resources, unline McAfee.

Answer 2

Mozilla has fewer bugs and security holes than Internet Explorer, but is still vulnerable to infection. If you plan to browse the Internet, you need a real-time virus scanner to protect against infection. Scanning after the fact isn't as good. As the old saying goes "an ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure" I would also advise downloading Spybot Search & destroy from download.com, and using its immunize feature- this prevents some types of non-virus spyware and malware from installing.

Yes, real-time protection takes a hit on system resources but that's a small & necessary price to pay. If you want a faster, less memory-hungry Antivirus program you can try AVG whch is free, or better yet- Nod32. It's *amazingly* fast with very little overhead.

Answer 3

Mozilla is overrated. You can and will continue to get spyware while using it. Viruses are more of a threat based on your internet activity. If you are worried about the speed of your comp I would recommend AVG antivirues from www.grisoft.com. It uses less system resources than any other antivirus I know. It's not the most powerful, but it's ALOT better than Mcafee.

Answer 4

Yes, you can still get a virus. Not all viruses use vulnerabilities in the browser. And all browsers are vulnerable at one time or another.

To keep your machine secure requres a multi-pronges approach including software and OS updates and patches, anti-virus software, anti-spyware software, and firewalls.

If the firewall, anti-virus and anti-spyware software are slowing your machine down too much, adding more RAM will go a long way to regaining the lost performance.

It's a fool's mission to disable anti-virus protection to gain performance as a single virus infection will offset any performance loss from the anti-virus software by several orders of magnitude.

Answer 5

ya