Wow, that is harsh! However, I can't believe he didn't have any antivirus protection! I would never go on the internet without it. It is usually provided by whoever you get your internet from. I have AT&T U-Verse and it comes with McAfee security suite. I have had no problems at all on OB or AOL which is my homepage. On the laptops, we have either Kaspersky or Webroot. Seems like only about $50 per year. Well worth it.