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Originally Posted by Carol
There are times when members post malicious links such as today to a military site which began to shut down one of the moderator's computer. We suggest folks have a router that has a built in NAT firewalls. AVG is way better than any software firewall. 
http://free.avg.com/download-avg-ant...s-free-edition
Note: Any member who posts a malicious link gets an automatic ban. |
I agree with what "Carol" said at the start. If you are going to buy anything, buy a router first. All the rest that you need you can get it online for free.
With my router as my firewall, I can go hard wired, wireless, access to the router admin is password protected, and, I can secure it with up to 128 bit encryption. My router is online 24/7 even if my PC's are not.
I disabled my PC Windows XP firewall protection, because no other firewall is needed. (I still can't afford a MAC, even though I do like them better.)
Avira antiVir Personal Edition is free, been using it for years, and my only anti virus software.
Here is the link for free anti virus software: (Just checked and it is valid still)
http://www.free-av.com.
My adware, malware, and pop up blocker is also free on the web.
Again, be careful what you link to because not everyone in the world is friendly to .mil sites. Note to self, there are a great number of .mil sites that are "official use only" and they don't want you there unless they know in advance that you are visiting. Relatively few are open to the public.
For the cause.