If Windows patches its security holes this fast, why do we have anti virus and anti malwares, I mean if there is a new virus that take advantage from new discovered security hole, the virus will affect one computer Windows will know about it and then patches it quickly and stop the virus spreading to other computer with no need to antivirus.
It doesn’t work that way. Malware is able to stay undetected for years and all that time perpetrating malicious act or just waiting for hackers sign to use it for DDoS attack for example.
(that’s if you read on internet that some computer virus turns your computer into zombie. They meant to sey that, but even they did not understand what are they writing)
Or to let’s say if the purpose of malware is to crouched and waiting for the command of the owner malware. The malware purpose is to keep working properly and to stay undetected.
Without AV and AM programs, you would not know you were infected, would not have your’s privacy, someone from the outside could control your computer, steal your personal /banking information or simply they would get illegal profit. Google it what malware colled Rogue (fake AV’s) doing actually to better understand.
Antivirus is here to protect you. This is the first & required step of malware protection.
Is the problem in this simplicity or it is far more complicated?
Unfortunately, as I and Pondus wrotes, it is not that simple. The story is far more complicated and you can not understand it so quickly.