Comment by Sebb767

> Also I note that half of your argument basically boils down to "it has vulnerabilities". But as bad as that is, it's still not as bad as being exploited.

The point is that it increases your risk of being exploited. With an AV installed there's a lot more code running with extremely high privileges that malware can possibly exploit. While this may be a risk you are willing to take, AV softwares do undoubtedly increase your attack surface and have a history of being exploited.