No anti-virus for 50 hours: what could possibly go wrong?
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- Опубліковано 22 жов 2024
- What happens if you stop using anti-virus software?
How many viruses would get if you switched off your anti-virus?
How quickly will your computer get infected without an anti-virus?
I switched off my anti-virus for 50 hours and this is what happened!
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This is terrifying - you have to see how Artificial Intelligence is being used to write malware! ua-cam.com/video/KcBgiFWUraU/v-deo.html&ab_channel=LironSegev
Lets address some common comments:
1. "I don't get a virus as I use common sense" - if the largest corporates in the world get hacked with multi-million dollar tech and training, trust me when I say your "common sense" isn't a defense. Literally, anyone can be caught off guard, unfocused, or even threatened (seen this firsthand).
2. "I don't have an anti-virus and I have been fine for years" - If you run Windows with constant updates, the operating system has safeguards built in. Unless you specifically disabled those in the registry, they are there.
3. "I never install anything/ I never click on an email" - you don't have to. Just visiting specific sites that have malware on them, makes you a target (see this video where I show it - ua-cam.com/video/nkp8xBM7L0Q/v-deo.html)
4. "I removed Windows and use Linux" - congrats. your parents must be proud. Fact is that Linux for Desktop for a typical home used is shit. Its free and yet still less than 1% of the OS world wide - why is that? oh right - its shit. For servers and security/ pentesting there is no better than Linux. For home user, its shit.
5. "I haven't been infected without any security" - how do you know? Malware that adds its targets onto the BotNet hides and uses your system. This can happen for years before you even know its there. Just Google stories on corporate hacks and see how long the malware was active before they detected it....sometimes its years.
6. "I have downloaded pirated software for years with no issues" - Thanks for admitting it and putting that on line thinking its never going to bite you. Good luck with that. Re: no issues, see point number 5.
7. "They don't want my stuff" - nope. They do. If they are on your computer and see nothing they like (like the passwords you are still saving in your browser), they use your own email system to send emails to all your contacts to infect them. Every piece of information has value to someone.
8. "I never open emails I don't know" - Really? So if your mom/ best friend sends you an email, you wouldn't open it? See point 7.
My point is simple: Security is complicated. There is no "just do this and nothing will happen".
As they say in the business, there are two types of people in the world: Those who have been hacked, and those who don't know they have been hacked.
The aim is to share as much security knowledge as I can with you to minimize you being a target of this multi-million industry.
If this channel is not for you, feel free not to watch.
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Costs me a fortune to run, but I do this to help as many people as I can not.
I work in this industry and see first-hand how devastating identity fraud can be.
How devastating extortion/ blackmail is on a family when someone threatens to release private moments onto the net.
I want to prevent that from happening to as many people as I can.
If you think you are smarter than all the corporates in the world, all the government agencies in the world, and all the people who hang out on the Darkweb - be my guest.
For the rest of us, I share the info freely so you can make educated decisions.
You are my people and is why I do this!
The biggest corporations have a special problem: employees who feel free to ignore the rules, who are unsophisticated and undertrained, and an unwillingness by management to stop personal use of computers. I was in charge of technology planning and development for a Fortune 250 firm, so I have been up close with these issues. The worst offenders are those at the lower levels and worst of all, those at the top. That is why it is so hard to implement strong policies. I am now a partner in a much smaller and more professional environment and we have no issues with running our machines "barefoot". It may not be for everyone, but if you can do it you are actually better off with this approach. Of course, if is also important to implement strong backup strategies. And most important of all, to remember that anti-malware software is less than 100% reliable. As always, your situation and experiences are likely to vary.
The best part of this video is that you went through each internet activity and explained the likelihood of getting viruses from that activity.
Yes antivirus for phones and firewalls for phones please.
Virustotal is the best anti virus😎
@@-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-ucq it cant give you real time protection
Lol and there is me using my laptop and computer without Antivirus for 4+ years 😂
Same here.
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The best protection on the internet is caution 😁
Do you have all the Win built-in stuff turned off as well?
@@paunescueugen2650 the best protection is COMMON SENSE! 😉
The best anti-virus methodology is cutting off the fingers of most users.
Or you could just not give them a computer. That works too. 🤔
Ive heard of that company. Savage Security. Works well
and disabling voice commands 😶🤣
Love to see an android security/antivirus/firewall vid!
adding to the list!
Yeah is android antivirus really necessary? Lots of sources says that you don't. Try to catch virus on android too explaining how like this video
@@kalmeq5737 well sense Android is ran on alot of different phones, the phone companies make their own version of Android and it makes Android Security Updates very rare, so yeah you kinda do need 3rd party antiviruses for Android, iOS probably doesn't need an 3rd party antivirus though because iPhones are very secure
I've tried out the Adobe torrent you've shown and I did not get infected with any ransom, How so? I do believe if you're careful about what you do and what you run, you can easily have a malware free machine. Not-to-mention, Windows Security drastically slows down the performance of your system when booting, downloading/bulk file changes/ etc.
I have no idea if you are joking or not, but let's assume you are serious: "I did not get infected" - really? How do you know?
How do you. Know your machine isn't now part of a botnet or your camera hasn't been ratted? I would take a machine that is marginally slower than a machine that is leaking my info to anyone who has $1.
@@JohnJohnson-pe8fi oh I did those stuff when I was 10 on Windows XP
One of the best free ways to prevent yourself from getting viruses is to be thoughtful about what you download. This is a good rule of internet usage in general.
And where you download it from. There are many sites with trustworthy software.
@@writerpatrick yes!
@@writerpatrick and know was it hard to gain or too easy to gain that software
Great upload as always! Any infection I've had on pc has always been my own stupid behaviour surfing the web. Lesson learned. 😂
Torrents (at least for executables) have been notorious for a long time as sources of viruses. It's gotten to the point where files are more likely to be infected than not infected. Even legal software from torrents should be scanned for viruses.
And one should always run an ad-blocker in their browser. You can easily whitelist safe sites for it. It saves a lot of reboots.
Hey, it would also be very interesting to see what the result looks like when your PC gets a public IP and not the home network IP. Your computer is protected by the firewall of the router against netscans and penetrations attacks. For example, setting up the router in bridge mode or exposed host, so that the PC can be reached from outside via the public ip directly.
AMEN Brother … another great video! I have always wondered. Thank you for sharing your education and experience! I love your channel and use it to educate myself as an independent contractor. Thanks again!
I didn't see an antivirus warning in years, I could go indefinitely without, it's all about discipline. No USB drives from friends, only official sites, no files from strangers or unrequested.
Excellent advice, thanks. I would definitely want to see a video about the best phone anti-virus etc.
will do!
It's what you do on the net that causes problems. If you don't do silly things the chances of getting infected are fairly small. I was hit once to the point that I had to refromat the laptop and install Linux to get rid of the infection but mostly people get hit by nuisance malware, not viruses. If they do the wrong thing when they get these bogus messages or emails, that is when the real hassles start. We got rid of all the BS anti virus software years ago and have just been using the Windows security software. it has done very well and most freebie anti-viruses are infuriating to live with.
something about the last part of this video just seems fishy to me. while it's true that you can get viruses from pirated software, i don't think downloading one torrent off of the pirate bay would just give you ransomware flat out.
Literally the point 🤦😂😂😂
The earlier experiments are convincing. But downloading the installer from torrent and getting a ramsomware is somewhat unreal. Hahaha.
Eh.. OK. 🤦
Yes, I would be interested in iPhone & iPad antivirus protection. Thank you.
All you need to do is change your cellphone DNS. I recommend changing to Adguard. Blocks everything and phone will feel brand new as you bought right from the store. Same with a PC. Use the same DNS address.
@@100Bucks Hey can you tell me how I change DNS please and get Adguard
You don't need it💀
Yes please show the best cellphone protection software
Really interesting, thanks so much. In the days of Windows XP I would often 'try out' software from sources as you just demonstrated, that may or may not have been legal/cracked/keygen, but these days there is no point.
Plenty of free software that is perfectly safe to use, Like davinci resolve or audacity faststone img burn.
Love your work Liron...thanks again.
Appreciate you being here 🔥
I didn't know it was a misconception that people think they will 'immediately' get infected, though they could. I always thought of it as the odds. If you don't get in an accident your first trip to the store, do you stop wearing your seatbelt? That said, it's good to know you can even be trying to get infected and still avoid it.
I think that anyone who does the downloads he did toward the end would get his PC infected very quickly. I thought that his statement about "immediate" was more about how long a virus might be active but hidden, not about how long it would take to get a virus.
I think he was referring to how long it takes to know you've been infected, since malware generally tries to stay hidden until it has completed its tasks. That said, complacency is a legit problem. People tend to forget how dangerous some everyday tasks, like driving, really are. They allow themselves to get distracted, conveniently forgetting that 30 mph = 44 feet per second. All it takes is being distracted at the wrong moment.
You do such a fantastic job on all your videos with loads of useful tips and info. Very much appreciated!
I haven’t used anti-virus protection for quite a while. The only thing that’s happened is my computer doesn’t get slowed down by anti-virus software that’s constantly scanning my system.
Stay away from scummy sites and you’ll be fine.
A VPN is a great idea.
It's another great show again, I would like you to cover Antivirus for phones. Not sure if they can do much.
on it!
24 hrs of visiting adult websites for this video... wulalaaa 🤣
What I have to do for the channel 😂
Another excellent content! Thank you! Yes, please what kind of antivirus/firewall can you suggest for android phones? Thanks!
None💀
A few years ago I built a computer for a guy, who called me after about three months,. bitching that his system "didn't work right". I took my kit over there and found his system was riddled with Malware; it was so bad it took Windows 10 almost 5 minutes to boot!. He was not running ANY kind of protection. I fixed everything, managed to save his "data" and reinstalled Windows. I then installed Avast free version and advised him to upgrade. I charged him 200 bucks for the three hours I spent on this, as I did warranty his hardware, but not the software. Lesson learned.
I see multiple sites that will tell you that you don't need to run an anti-virus, waste of time and money and resources, blah blah blah.. I think Lion has helped a lot here to put that notion to rest.
@User How do you figure that? I told him up front what it would cost.
Holy...charging 200$ to install an antivirus and run a scan, so much work indeed. This is why people with less knowledge about computers should avoid tech stores, they will just rip ignorant people off
You have very interesting videos, that's why I subscribed quite a while ago. It's a miracle how the hair on your face changed it's color, must be the editing you do! LOL!!
Wow, would love to see vid on antivirus and firewall on Apple Mac, iPhone and IPad. I currently have none and feeling very stupid.😒
Me too 😊
Definitely think most AV suites are overkill if all you are doing is facebook, youtube and the occasional innocuous google search and these suites can really slow down your computer.
do you have an up to date method for virus protection/spam/mallware/firewall/ransomware? I noticed that you posted a video 2 years ago, is this still valid?
The fact that downloading dodgy software is the best way to get a virus, is also why most "free antivirus" searches will end up with infected software. Internet is a lot like your home town: If you know where youre going youre likley to be safe, but if you go down a dark unknown alley your chances of getting attacked is inevitably higher!
I been living without antivirus for over 10 years
Yes! I would like you to do a video on antivirus for phones!
am on it!
Did I mention that I love this guy? If I didn't, here goes "I love this guy!".
Interesting experiment, with surprising results. I'd definitely like to see a video about the best phone anti-virus for android phones.
will do!
Malware doesn't _need_ lots of resources to operate. It could also be written to use a minimum of CPU so it is not even noticeable
This reminds me of this woman that lives above where I work. She comes in all excited last night she got a laptop. This morning she came in all flustered because they were on file sharing sites and boom she's getting pop ups and ransomware type messages. She came back later, she'd turned off the computer, and now she can't get it to turn back on, she said it's locked out. She had it less than 24 hours. Amidst all this she asked me how to download movies. Ma'am torrenting just isn't for you. You're currently locked out and you want to try again if you get back into the laptop?
This was fun and informative. Yes, I'd like your input on antivirus for Android.
Someone said that pr0n sites are less likely to give users viruses and malware (but they let the models exchange viruses with each other). That's because they're running profitable businesses and want people returning. File sharing sites with viruses and malware? You betcha!
I’m curious for utility recommendations for iPhones and Mac computers-they don’t seem to be popular on major tech websites.
I disable Win Defender these days. I just manually run a system scan once a week with Malwarebytes. I think it potentially found something small twice in the past 2 years that may have been a threat, If that.
At the end of the day, i think not having AV is pretty silly… Windows Defender is free, and there are also both free and paid alternatives from competitors. Not sure about other OSes. Does MacOS come with an in built virus scanner? How does Linux and MacOS compare?
Why don't you create an anti-virus platform, with a reasonable pricing? Sure we'd all sign up! NO COOKIES though!
Great video.
Yes , it would be great if you could make a video about phone antiviruses , and why some of them are useless ressource-eaters.
Btw , as we say in linux world , keeping an os up-to-date is the only way to be 100% safe , without antivirus
0-day exploit exists, so I wouldn't say just being up-to-date is good enough, at least on WIndows.
@@zlayo_cro Exactly , on Windows it's never safe
Hello Mr. Segev! I was actually curious about which antivirus for the best protection against malware and other security vulnerabilities and VPN services are the best for someone who occasionally has to take their laptop to a college campus for classes. I know not to trust public Wi-Fi and I keep hearing that VPNs can really help bypass potential threats like man-in-the-middle attacks. Which antivirus software and VPN services do you recommend from an honest viewpoint?
Currently, I have McAfee Live safe antivirus installed which is supposed to have a VPN service. Spoiler alert, it doesn’t have one in my plan. It was supposed to have it though. Also is it true that McAfee antivirus becomes a virus threat after your plan expires? Thank you for taking time to read this and I’d appreciate a honest response sir. Be safe!
Enjoyed the video, thanks for making it. BTW Im looking for a new cleaning tool since bleachbit doesnt cover brave browser. Do you have any siggestions?
That's weird. You downloaded from a green skull on Piratebay. I've never had a virus problem from them in 17 years. And I download thousands of things from Piratebay.
I have an idea you are working with a MS computer. Do you have any information in regards to all of us that are running Linux computers? In particular Ubuntu?
Thanks for your valuable work Liron. I am using Bitdefender and am pissed off because it behaves like bloatware - popup ads, installs unwanted utilities etc. Treats the customer like a mark. Makes me want to cancel subscription and wing it without antivirus. Could you, or have you, done a video on this irksome issue?
Yes a video on antivirus software for phones would be interesting and very useful!
Is Chromebook safe to use? Google advertising saying that the Chromebook doesn't need it because it's already protected. And what about Apple iPhones and Android phones? Do they need any antivirus protection? Thank you for sharing.
There is no antivirus for iOS devices, even on android and mac os it's useless💀
Thank you so much Liron ....... please make a video about Antivirus for Smartphone.
as a gamer, only thing that annoys me is anti-virus.
its the first thing I turn off after rebooting the pc.
Smart. With all the game add-ons from random website who need the pesky anti virus when you have new mods to install. Good man.
🤦😂😂😂
I've been using the Windows built anti-virus for years, all the family, and even the office, never anything got in.
Please do phones! I have droid and have been paying for anti virus for years but none of them seem to actually do anything!!
dweb doesn't stand for "dark web" it's literally just a website hosting an IPFS mirror. You could connect to the IPFS network directly. Basically it stores files in a distributed P2P way to try and keep them available
7 years and would have been more had my integrated video card not went out.
I think your router is also protecting you from targeted attacts. open up all the ports for the laptop.
Yes I'd love to see a video on anti virus software for android phones, thank u 👍😊
I’ve been using pirate bay for decades without issue
I don't use any and have never had any problems. I think it creates problems that are not there.
So just to be clear, you use a Windows computer and the first thing you do is go into settings and disable the firewall and Defender and then stop all the security updates because THAT created problems?
yeah. ok.
I am willing to bet you had the laptop connected behind a firewall (router). Run this again but this time connect the laptop directly to a modem so it gets a public ip. Having a direct connection to the internet vs running through nat might actually have something happen that would be interesting.
Actually it was connected directly to the internet with a dedicated public ip address and no firewall in my Tier 2 data center. But hey - always awesome to make assumptions so guess you lost that bet 😂😂😂
Thank you so much for the valuable information that you are sharing with us!
there is never anything left on my computer so I'm not sure what they could be encrypting . What did you do when the ransomeware took over , reinstall your os , wiping your ssd ?
Antivirus advice for cellphones would be cool 👍
On it
NoScript+Ad Guard free extensions. Only whitelist trustworthy sites. That's 80% or more of the issue solved.
Are you saying we need a firewall in addition to anti-virus on our (android) phones (& tablets)? I've never heard of a firewall being on a phone or tablet (but I'm certainly no expert either😄).
Yes, PLEASE educate us on this!! Also, what about VPN's on (android) phones & tablet?
Thanks much!!
Yes, plz, antivirus for phone.
Malware doesn’t want its presence known.
The only malware that makes it’s presence known is Ransomware AFTER it’s already too late.
Great vid. Always wanted to do this but don't have the knowledge to protect my PC from damage. As you touched on something at the end could you help a little? I have tried unzipping a keygen in sandboxie but the process doesn't seem to work. It should unzip? So thinking the creator has made the keygen so it can't be 'safely' opened? Possible? I also get BitDefender blocking things like BitComet update.
So now you've been infected. With the ransom ware what would be the next? erase the hard drive, replace the hard drive?
I am not sure this really makes your point, after all you were just fine until you actually installed something from a suspect site. I agree it is important to keep your protection software but your video shows that common sense protects pretty well also. In over 20 years of running top brand anti-virus software none of them has ever turned up a hit on something actually "attacking" my system or found a virus other that in an email attachment I would have never opened.
Windows Defender only turns off temporarily for a few minutes or until a restart unless you disable the service manually in Group Policy Editor in Pro editions or through the registry in home editions.... So, of course you didn't get an infection...
Yup!
If you had just downloaded the app and right clicked it and scanned it with an installed Anti Virus program,would the virus have been detected allowing you to safely delete it? Many of these cracked programs tell you to turn of your Anti Virus before installing, probably before the crack is applied.
I guess im just not dodgy enough?
I have a laptop and a stationary running on third year now, but i never had any issues or viruses, i even pirated more than 300Gb movies and tv shows.
How about connecting to unsecured retail locations like Starbucks.
*insert obligatory "I use Linux" joke.
i have a pc there's no antivirus its run for 5 yrs now theres no problem here
Yes please cover phones as well.
You didn't download the torrent 😔
I never have had any anti virus support . 10 years and I am fine. Saved lots of money too. Stay on reliable sites. If those pop up adds ,that lock in,show up I just restore my computer to factory settings and after a few hours my computer is fine. Never call their phone numbers, just RESET to factory settings.
Avast boot time scan has always been my go to when in doubt
nice!
going on 4 yrs... dad usually gets hit in a week, he like to go places he think are things that are the thing he thinks are things! but I don't use any anymore.
which is the best antivirus as of 2024?
do you think.
i heard Defender
I use on one computer Eset (we still have a paid license for a year so we are still using that) and on the others we have Microsoft Defender.
Your internet provider has nothing, just raw data...The crooks would rather get a boatload from your Internet provider than just one computer?
Just before watching this video I watched a different one where a large malware escaped the antivirus scan, for it being too large and the scan didn't check it all, just part of it and missed the bad bits, letting the download through. And that this is becoming more common. Should I trust the 'smart scan' offered by my paid antivirus software?
Thanks for this. I use Defender and Malwarebytes paid subscription so I just downloaded Trendmicro free to test my protection. So far so good, although it's been stuck on 3% for 10 minutes, hope is speeds up
When i was beginning surfing using Windows 98 i had nothing security wise protecting my system. I didn't know this at this time. it takes time to be damaged . It took several minutes just to boot. a friend suggested I bought Norton and it revealed 18 malware, 28 viruses and countless other files.
If you used Linux on this laptop, none of these would have worked. So why don't you try 50 hours on the internet without anti-virus on Linux?
Yep malware ads get virus.
Yep on email too.
Yep on apps too.
the torrent you've downloaded is not a ransomware.
I haven’t used an antivirus outside of Windows Defender in years. Kinda dumb considering I don’t know how to remove malware.
thanks for this video question beside the Microsoft antivirus wich one for malware is good if there any for pc?
what if you do everything in a sandbox? if your computer gets infected, will that also infect the files in your cloud storage?
By all means, see what's best for our cells. As you know, I don't like downloading apps. I don't trust them.
Here is the thing that I am nervous about. I am on a low fixed income. I am disabled and I have heard about these VPNs and I have heard of those password program apps that can remember and generate passwords for you but I have heard that they have given your information to the cops and I have heard that they have sold information to people? The prices are very high. Can you tell me some of the different types of information on the different types of services of the types of these services and their prices and what they offer? I wish that one would offer an anti-virus with a robocall/text killer/ID reporter all in one? If with this service you could not only do a background check on others but on yourself to check your own record and not only financial but criminal.
Everyone knows that you need to check the comments first..
check them twice
I haven't had an antivirus since 2007. That was when I chose to move to Linux rather than Vista.
One question about 'clicking on'. Can't malware writers reconfigure the Close Window cross of a popup to actually stand as a "Yes I agree DL me some garbage" click?