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Name: CC Date: August 24, 2002 at 15:06:13 Pacific
Comment:
WindowsXP OS.
I am considering using cable instead of dial up. My bro has cable and it is always on, even if you shut the computer off, which means no virus protection right or wrong? Same with zone alarm or any firewall its on if the computer is on. If my thinking is correct, how would I protect my computer since I dont want to leave it on all the time. My bros doesn't worry about it but I do. Anybody?
Name: TRip Date: August 24, 2002 at 16:25:23 Pacific
Reply:
Rest assured that there is no way to infect your computer when it is shut off.
If you are really that paranoid over nothing then I'm sure D-Link or Linksys would like to get some of your hard earned cash in exchange for a cable/dsl router which acts as a hardware firewall.
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