Greetings from me :)

Greetings everyone! I was not sure where to put this so I figured better safe than sorry and put it in the Off-Topic section I guess. This is me greeting all of you! I am new to this forum and have a bit of a story to tell. First off I'd like to start by saying I never use any Windows operating system. I live in a strict Linux-only household and currently run Elementary OS as my primary OS(and a dual boot with Arch to do my Archy things). So what am I doing on a Windows 7 forum? Well... Seeing as I was raised in a Linux household I've been given a challenge, that challenge is to use Windows (Seven to be exact) for at least 7 months without an antivirus. Now I know what you're all thinking, I'm absolutely crazy. I mean, if it were Windows 8 it wouldn't be a problem I hear, but 7? I'm out of my mind aren't I? Well, not only will it be a learning experience for me, but it will also be frustration, which is the fun in it all! Learning a new operating system can be fun. :)

Well, the challenge I've been given is to use Windows without any security besides the default firewall, it'd kinda defeat the purpose if I went and installed an antivirus! The machine I'm using doesn't really matter either, if something happens to the hardware... Well let's just say nothing can hurt it more than it's already hurt

mhansen1 said:

This is an easy one, don't go to the sexy sites..

That's pretty obvious

Layback Bear said:

Just make sure you don't hook this computer to anybody else's computer like a network.
Don't use this computer to email because your can transfer infections to the receiving computer.

Shared folders disabled on everything, also, what Windows virus is going to infect a Linux PC? The best it would be able to do is partly destroy Wine xD