Users' mindset (Score 1)

Most users buy a computer with the antivirus already integrated into the system. They rely on the antivirus alone to protect their computer without realizing the types of attacks made toward their machine. Most of them do not know the actual function of the antivirus and assuming that as long as they have the antivirus installed in their computer, they are safe. A friend of mine had once installed two antiviruses in the same computer, thinking it would strengthen the security of his computer, when the reality of it is that it would only burdened his computer when the functionality of the two antiviruses were more or less the same. Others may suggest that having a firewall helps prevent their computer from attacks. Some even think to the extent that with firewall alone, they are safe. what they dont know is malicious codes can easily past through the firewall when the user initiated a contact with the site containing the malicious code. when the virus passes through the firewall and get into the computer system, there is nothing that firewall can do. The main point here is that people should at least have a knowledge about computer viruses so they know what they are up against. They need to keep in mind that some malicious codes can be prevented using antivirus while some cannot, such as rabbits (Denial of Service).