I have a request for all of those who fix PCs, or are otherwise involved in the PC business.
Stop telling people antivirus isn’t required, or telling them to use a cheap/free ineffective product.

Can some people survive without it? Yes. But the only people doing that should be professionals.

I’ve heard countless people who are NOT tech savvy at all tell me friends and “computer guys” tell them not to use antivirus.
I would stop listening to them immediately and never get help from them again.

A lot of people are easily fooled into downloading bad files.
Many download off unprotected P2P networks, open every email they get, visit weird websites, and aren’t pros who can see something coming.

You can teach them as much as you can, but they aren’t the pros you are (or claim to be).

You’re doing them no service and are only putting them in harms way, for who knows what reason.