i have a linksys router and also i have windows firewall on only
allowing frostwire and instant message exceptions. I dont use
other firewalls because they are a big hassle, and i use avast
for viruses , avg anti rootkit, and cyber defender and spysweeper for spyware. is that good enough.
2007-09-10 05:10:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Hi
I suggest that you get another firewall. You can try one of these:
Comodo Firewall:
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
Zone Alarm:
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en
2007-09-10 16:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Shania♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO....I am not a computer expert by any means, but I have the same stuff on my computer plus a fire wall. Someone has hacked into my bank account and has stolen over $3000.00 from me in the last two months... talk about a pain in the keister!!!! Now I have to deal with the bank, and all the merchants since they have ALL of my personal information *I was a big Internet shopper. I would just be really careful, and personally I will NEVER buy anything on line again. I will call the company directly. I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else...
Sincerely,
New Mom, who used to think the Internet was safe
2007-09-10 20:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by Nicole B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds perfectly OK! The router will act as a firewall as well so hackers will find it difficult to penetrate your system. Remember, however, not to share your entire hard drive when using file sharing programs as hackers may be able to obtain personal information from your computer. For added piece of mind against viruses you can also use web-based virus scanners. Many of the main anti-virus software producers provide these free of charge on their websites.
Hope this Helps!
Danny
2007-09-10 05:19:02 · answer #3 · answered by Dan211 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get into Safe Mode: 1. Log out and reboot your machine. 2. When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key repeatedly. 3. Select Safe Mode from the resulting menu. 4. When the login screen comes up, log in as Administrator. By default, Administrator has no password. 5. The machine will continue booting, but the Windows desktop will look different. You won't be able to see the Internet, for instance. 6. When you're finished, log out and reboot back into normal mode. Hope that helps.
2016-05-21 03:22:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That should be good enough for the home user - just keep your AV, Spyware, and firewall definitions up to date.
If you were a corporation though - we could add in more and more.
2007-09-10 05:19:37 · answer #5 · answered by Creeva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello
It sounds good to me but one thing the windows firewall is not very good, i would download zone alarm or some other type of firewall.
2007-09-10 05:53:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a better firewall - the wiindows one is about as good as a chocolate fireguard!
2007-09-10 05:13:38 · answer #7 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it XP's firewall or Vista's. I heard Vista's is ok behind a router.
2007-09-10 05:21:06 · answer #8 · answered by David 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
the only thing that's wrong is "Frostwire" the rest is fine.
2007-09-10 05:14:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋