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Maybe I'm courting disaster, but my cheapskate approach to security has paid off so far. Here's my secret. by  Rick Broida    @cheapskateblog June 25, 2014 5:18 AM PDT Declan McCullagh/CNET I'm the on-call tech guy for family members, and most of my "repair" jobs involve clearing out malware infestations. You know the kind: hijacked browsers, rampant pop-ups, seriously impaired computer performance. The irony is that there's usually some kind of security software running on their machines, be it McAfee, Norton, or the like. But after hearing me mutter under my breath about  PEBKAC errors , I get the inevitable question: "Well, what security software do  you  use?" Nothing. Crazy? Crazy like a fox, thank you very much. This has been my modus operandi for years, and I swear on a stack of Wikipedias I've never had a single issue. No viruses, no spyware, no rootkits, no browser hijacking. No identity theft, no ke...