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Any advice re connecting to the Internet with no AV cover?

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  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    The problem with the Windows firewalls is that, whilst they block inbound traffic, they don't stop outbound movements.

    I'd kill the Vista firewall and use ZA.

    Not strictly true, the Vista firewall can block outgoing traffic as well. However by default it doesn't :rolleyes: and is a bit of a pig to configure. Zone Alarm is compatible with Vista so i would suggest using that instead as it is far easier to use. It will turn off windows firewall when you install it and you should only use one firewall on your PC. To be more secure use a router with a hardware firewall as well.
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