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Name: Allen (by Allen Jian)
Date: October 8, 2007 at 11:52:52 Pacific
Subject: Router security
OS: WinXp
CPU/Ram: 1.3/512
Comment:

I recently hooked up a wireless router that my roommate gave me, so that he could share my internet as well. My question is in regards with my computer's privacy and security since we now share the internet together. For example, would he be to trace the password i use for online banking?


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Response Number 1
Name: Martin Crandall
Date: October 9, 2007 at 04:56:35 Pacific
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Extremely doubtful, unless his classes are in hacking!

Use "Spybot Search & Destroy" and "AdAware" regularly to keep yourself clean of Spyware.

Be certain to "log off" from your banks website after each use.

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Response Number 2
Name: Harry (by Hugger1)
Date: October 11, 2007 at 06:44:12 Pacific
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I was going to ask the same question. Thanks for the positive response.

Harry


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