An excellent AV saves you from unnecessary worry because it works. It stops bad things. And thats why so many people want to turn it off. Hackers and Malware (malicious software) are a possible second culprit as to why your AV is turned off for some reason. Insiders (friends and family) are also likely to turn off your antivirus software. With AV out of the way, the malware is free to harm any systems it’s on, as it was programmed to. Malware and antivirus.”]
Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/awareness/2021/08/why-everyone-wants-to-turn-off-your-antivirus/