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Evaluate me please
I need to know if I need a software firewall like Zonealarm.
I have a server online Apache2Triad I have Windows XP SP2 (All Up to date) I am behind a wi-fi router with WPA-TKIP (No DMZ) I have AVG-free (Antivirus) I have Spybot S&D I have Ad-aware 1.06 I use Firefox (I only use IE for pcpitstop.com ) So with the Windows FW and Router, Do I need a software FW? If you need more info, just ask. P.S. I forwarded port 80 on my router to me and opened it on my Windows FW so I can have my server online. |
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It really depends on how careful you are where you go on-line. I've run without a software firewall for years, and I've yet to get an infection. I also very rarely just go "surfing" and click on links willy-nilly. I don't do P2P or IM either.
I do run an up to date AV scanner, Microsoft Anti-Spyware, and I regularly scan with AdAware.
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If you're picking between ZoneAlarm and the Windows firewall, pick ZA. It gives you incoming and outgoing firewall protection, the Windows firewall is only an incoming firewall. If you have a router, you already have an incoming firewall, no need for another one.
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