2006-11-03 14:18:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Firewalls do not protect against virus. What they do is monitor traffic into and out of your computer and warn you if someone is trying to hack into your computer. It can also block most such attacks. But it does not guard against viruses, which are software programs that run on your computer, not internet traffic.
You need three basic type of programs on a computer to keep it safe:
A firewall (such as Zone Alarm) to protect from hackers
A Virus scanner (such as AVG or Avast) to guard against viruses
A spyware scanner (such as Ad-aware and/or Skybot Seek&Destroy) to care against spyware
All of those are free programs available from download.com
Each provides a different type of protection.
2006-11-03 14:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
firewall doesnt protect you from virus,you need to have any antivirus to protect those
2006-11-03 14:30:13 · answer #2 · answered by nick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DEWCOONS answer is great, just try SPYBOY SEARCH AND DESTROY. I know I make typos alll the time too. I just wanted to help her out...
2006-11-03 14:28:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no ... but it will usually let u know if you have a hijack of an app or a trojan ...
2006-11-03 14:20:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not all, only blocking some
2006-11-03 14:25:27 · answer #5 · answered by ShaLahLah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u updates it regularly...
2006-11-03 17:40:44 · answer #6 · answered by Vizzzz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋