> Even if AV is dangerous 99.999999% of the time (which I think is a bold claim), it would still be better than something which is malicious 100% of the time.
You are missing the fact that you are supposed to run the AV software 100% of the time, while you are unlikely to ever download a malicious software, let alone execute it with all kinds of countermeasures, such as code signing, in place these days.
You are missing the fact that you are supposed to run the AV software 100% of the time, while you are unlikely to ever download a malicious software, let alone execute it with all kinds of countermeasures, such as code signing, in place these days.