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danny_galaga:


If the only thing he wants to do online is play SF4, does he really need anything? He's said he won't be browsing the net...

jhartley111:

Thanks for all the input. I think I'm gonna try this out with neither AV or a firewall.

saint:


--- Quote from: jhartley111 on June 05, 2009, 03:38:02 pm ---Thanks for all the input. I think I'm gonna try this out with neither AV or a firewall.

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If you're going to have a Microsoft Windows machine with Internet access without AV or firewall, make sure you have a good backup :)


Jack Burton:

I'm running Windows XP Service Pack 3 with all security updates, automatic updates turned off, firewall turned off, a linksys router, no anti virus, no anti adware/spyware, using firefox and opera as browsers.  I also don't run very many programs at all.

Once a month I install anti-virus and anti spyware programs and let them run.  Afterwars I uninstall them.

I have had one virus in two years with this approach.  The one time was due to my own dumbness for installing a program I got from a link on youtube.

Smart internet browsing is the best security you can get.

I will note however, that I do not value anything on my computer. 

Level42:

I'm amazed. For once I totally agree with Xiaou2    :o

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