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Same here. I used Win 95 through XP without ever installing AntiVirus or AntiSpyware, and I never had malware.

...that you knew about.

I suppose if it is unnoticed, it is symbiosis -- like those hordes of bacteria (and viruses?) that live within and without all humans. (Assuming any remote harm would be noticed too.)

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