ghacks.net — This guide gives tip on various tools everyone should use to secure his pc. It suggest antivirus, antispyware, autostart and process checkers and more. But, it will tell you to not run a firewall. Curious ? check it out.
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diggnationdevonNov 30, 2005
The key to security your pc in my own opinion is a firewall, updates, excellent web browser, and intelligence. I don't need anti-spyware and anti-viral protection because these are knowledge will prevent it. I have been 2 months with out virus and spyware protection and I have got nothing. I do a weekly online scan just in case.
ptknightNov 30, 2005
very crappy. no dig
r00tedDec 1, 2005
good read. and yea, firewalls aren't really necessary. though an IP filter like peerguardian couldn't hurt.
shadowworkDec 1, 2005
i ues outpost firewall and i have to say i am not a comp noob the hassles a good firewall will save you are worth the time and effort to setup.mine does more than keep the door closed it also reports file changes and traffic the easiest and fastest way other than pulling the net cable to lock down a file is with your firewall.i tell everyone i know get a good firewall and learn whats what and what should be running.
khintzmaDec 1, 2005
I second mastertech's link
brainspoutDec 3, 2005
Not that I agree with them all the time, but Leo LaPorte and Steve Gibson both are on record as saying they do not run a firewall on their systems. They do both, however run behind a NAT router - which acts as a hardware firewall anyway. ...but no software firewalls for either of them.
arlene1985Jan 7, 2009
Nowadays the Web abounds in malware, so software protection is not enough to stay safe. PC security includes several key komponents apart from mere resident monitoring of the running processes. Browsing habits also matter a lot. And it's better to surf under User account, not administrator.<a class="user" href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Total-PC-Security-Protection">http://hubpages.com/hub/Total-PC-Security-Protecti ...</a>