What Security do you use?

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Jaffa. wrote: »

AVG Internet Security comes with a two way firewall, why are you only using Windows Firewall which only blocks inbound?

Depends, Windows Firewall in Vista and 7 is two way.

Jaffa.

anewhope wrote: »

Depends, Windows Firewall in Vista and 7 is two way.

I was thinking of XP:p

MikeJones009

I use:
AV7
ZoneAlarm Firewall and Internet security
Google Spyware checker

And I'm sat behind a router which disguises my IP address.

Better safe than sorry

MJ

aliEnRIK

MikeJones009 wrote: »

I use:
AV7
ZoneAlarm Firewall and Internet security
Google Spyware checker

And I'm sat behind a router which disguises my IP address.

Better safe than sorry

MJ

whats AV7?
Whats 'google spyware checker'? (They dont do one!)
And I very VERY much doubt your router can disguise yout ip address (Unless its linked through a proxy somehow)

Jaffa.

aliEnRIK wrote: »

And I very VERY much doubt your router can disguise yout ip address (Unless its linked through a proxy somehow)

The router can disguise your internal IP address from the outside world

trish06

pc tools internet security :beer:

hansi

No one programme will cover you for every possible infection. I have now had my second hard drive wiped because of a virus and I use a programme which updates daily. Luckily, I have a back up which I do on a daily basis. That is your best form of protection.

aliEnRIK

hansi wrote: »

No one programme will cover you for every possible infection. I have now had my second hard drive wiped because of a virus and I use a programme which updates daily. Luckily, I have a back up which I do on a daily basis. That is your best form of protection.

You backup 'daily'???
Going a tad far id say but each to their own

hansi

It's not going a "tad too far" if you've lost 2 hard drives, believe me!. It doesn't take long, it only updates the new files daily. Almost just lke downloading security updates!

superscaper

Jaffa. wrote: »

The router can disguise your internal IP address from the outside world

No it doesn't. The router has a real IP address and then you connect to the router with a LAN that has its' own internal IP designations that have no bearing to the internet IPs. There are probably millions of computers with the same IP address (e.g. 192.168.0.2) otherwise. Anything that's connected on the LAN therefore doesn't actually have an IP other than the router's IP from the point of view of the internet. There's no "disguising".