Is any computer truly safe?

I don't do any virus, spyware, or malware scans. Ever. My computer's fine. But I have a Mac so there's significantly less danger for me! lol Not to say that there isn't at all, but the chance is very slim and I haven't bumped into those odds in over two years of owning a Mac. I always laugh at my other family members and their highly dysfunctional computers. It seems to me they have to spend hours on hours every week just doing virus and malware scans and even then the computers are only functioning sub-par. Nope. No computer is truly safe just like no person is truly safe. Something bad can happen to anybody, or any machine. My Mac included (But it hasn't yet... thank God!).

No computer is truly safe. An experienced hacker can get into it, and anything you post is on the internet somewhere forever, even if you delete it. That is why you have to be very careful what you post online!

Good advice! Maybe not just computers but things in life in general can cause damage or danger in one way or another, so to have good common sense or sense in general is a good thing to have.

I believe you can have a problem with any computer. they are not without flaws. No computer has been made perfect yet. It would be nice to have a perfect computer, but can you just imagine the cost for such a piece of equipment?

There's no such thing as a totally safe computer as long as it's connected to the internet. But I can say that in more than ten years, I've never had any virus or malware on my computer. And I don't have virus protection, a firewall, or any other means of keeping it safe. What I do have is a lot of caution and common sense. Maybe it's just lucky that I don't have any interest in downloading from questionable sites, or opening email from strangers, but so far, I'm okay. [fingers crossed] Oh, and I use a Mac, so that, right there, is a fair amount of protection for sensible people, since most hackers aren't interested in the Mac.

Strictly speaking, no, nothing is 100% safe. If you're paranoid, you should never power on your computer . But with a few basic measures we can have a reasonable peace when using computers. Many people often say virus is the problem, but I want to say that viruses is the least of the menaces, they can be annoying, but more often than not they don't real damage like their past counterparts. Phishing sites, spams with tricks to capture passwords and hackers trying to toy with our computer are much more dangerous, however they don't receive many times the proper attention and cares. I want to remark the phrase you've told. "Common sense" is the main defense against all computer problems. If something seems to be too suspicious, don't do it, and if you really want to, be sure to use a good antivirus before anything. Also good tools like antivirus and firewalls are another important thing to have around.

yeah you are right that no computer is secure when it is online. if I say.. most secure computer is that which is shutdown :-) finding it a joke but it's true.. even a LAN can put viruses in your system. CD, DVD, pen drive, USB, ahh many more.. all tools are not enough if you don't care about your system by yourself.

Most of the time it's difficult to be safe because many of the hackers and contains virus so we avoid such a things by taking some secure things.

I totally agree. I think that whatever we do, things will go wrong with our computers in the long run as long as we are on line. Even computers who are off line are having problems. Storage devices are also like a medium for this harmful stuff to live in and wait for the right opportunity to cause problems to other computers. I think that it will always have something to do with business. The people making the virus I believe are the people who makes the anti virus. It is a shame that this has to happen.

first make sure that u have antivirus installed in ur computer, then u can use any software...