# Do I need anti-virus software?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-i-need-anti-virus-software/301362>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [December 8, 2009, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-i-need-anti-virus-software/301362 "2009-12-08T10:58:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheCanadian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-i-need-anti-virus-software/301362/1 "2009-12-08T10:58:40Z")

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Is it necessary? I don’t open e-mails from Nigeria, I don’t go on shady sites and my overall internet experience is very G rated. Is there any need for me to have McAfee constantly raping my processor? Is it even possible for me to get a virus without downloading anything I don’t know is safe? What about a firewall?

And if an anti-virus program and/or firewall is recommended, is the one supplied with Windows sufficient?