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Yonzie
Mac Mini Maniac
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
 
2005-12-16, 21:52

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Originally Posted by JK47
Yes, I have a router at my house (a Linksys, to be specific). I was just never aware that it replaced the need for a firewall.
It *is* infact a firewall, although a very simple one.
If you have a router and is otherwise sensible about installing crud and not clicking [Yes] to everything, then you don't really need AV or anything like that... At least I managed just fine for the last 5+ years with just a little spyware cleaning once in a while. Now I charge money for touching Windows (thank god).
Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware is highly recommended. MS Antispyware is made by Microsoft, so they have to be *very* sure the stuff they're blocking is actually bad. Spybot is free and Lavasoft is a small company, so they don't look as interesting to ambulance-chasing attack-lawyers.
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