Now I would like to know if I should also install antivirus on Windows 10, or is all virus protection handled by the Mac.

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Generally, if there was a virus, your mac would not be damaged, as the OS X file format is read only on Windows AFAIK (unless the virus was so well made, that it bypassed this).

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Would it be worth paying for antivirus software or just install a free version What software do you use Is it free and effective Thanks.

And if I do get a virus (without using any antivirus software) would restoring the partition eliminate the problem.

I dont install anything other than the games I play, so theres not much of a chance Ill get anything nefarious on my bootcamp partition.

Granted, these things are nearly gone after service pack 1, but these could easily infect a computer without any user interaction.

If the boot is messed up, you might not be able to boot into mac even If anyone else knows more about this, or can correct me, please add to this.

Thanks.

Havent had any anti-virus since I created by Boot Camp partition probably about four years ago now.

CCleaner and Fcleaner does nothing to stop viruses and hardly makes computers faster than using disk cleanup.

A pc without antivirus is far easier to hack than one with antivirus.

I cannot understand how misinformation such as this spreads to people that then try to pass it on as fact.

Most malware these days may start in the Temporary Files folder, as you say.

Also, once anti-viruses are hacked its pretty much running your computer unprotected, so why bother in the first place, in addition if they gain control over anti-viruses they can scan your computer causing a tremendous slow-down permanently.

First of all, any good AV program these days is tamper-resistant, so it can withstand many hack attempts.

Secondly, there is absolutely no reason I can think of why a malware author would take control of the scanning function of an AV program then use it to run constant scans.

Instead, theyd shut it off and use their newly won freedom for more malicious purposes, such as stealing passwords.

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