Jan 28
What's an easy and effective way to protect yourself from viruses? Connecting your cable modem or DSL modem to a router instead of directly to your computer. The reason is simple, when you connect your computer directly to your modem, attackers have access to and can interface directly with your computer. By default, unless you are running a good firewall, all ports are exposed. Theoretically this shouldn't be a problem since the operating system should be secure and won't allow unauthorized access. Unfortunately, virus writers are quite good at circumventing security.
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