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If I get rid of my Firewall, then what will be protecting my computer?
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Better question is ... do you need a firewall?
How are you connected to the net? Are you behind a router with NAT?
Here's something you can use for reference. I live in a country where the ISP is inefficient at regulating security across the local networks. As a result of this, we are a renowned bot hotspot. I connect to the internet behind a router with NAT. I do not have a 3rd party firewall program installed on the machine. Instead I use the built in firewall provided by Windows. My machine loads faster & runs better. I have never experienced a bot incursion. Prior to installing Comodo, did you ever get infected by a bot?
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my AT&T 2Wire Gateway has a firewall that is on. In addition my Windows XP also offers a Firewall, but it is turned off (probably because Comodo turned it off). So if I uninstall Comodo, should I also turn off the 2Wire Gateway or the Windows XP Firewall?
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The 2Wire Gateway's firewall is built into the router. It's a hardware based firewall. Very much unlike the software based solution provided by Comodo. Since you have uninstalled Comodo, I would advise that the built in Windows firewall be reactivated.
How is the machine behaving now?