I've been "online" since 1995 and have never once gotten a virus or any sort of Malware. . .of course Mac users are probably the only ones who can make that claim. The thing about the ads here . . .is they pull in advertisers on the web based on the topic of the thread. For instance . . .this thread about viruses . . .I'm seeing a google ad for Malware & virus remover. These ads cover the administrative costs incurred from running this forum and keeps it free for us all. Without the ads, we'd have to pay. It's something of a catch 22 because we don't want to discourage clicking ads. Since the ads are placed by Google . . .they should be responsible for checking content.