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February 27, 2003 at 09:12 AM
jardinier

Do I need a firewall?

by jardinier . Updated 23 years, 3 months ago

Some years ago I learnt the hard way of the necessity of anti-virus software. Now I am hearing a lot about Firewalls.
I would appreciate any suggestions as to whether a firewall is now considered essential on a home computer not connected to any network.
If the answere is “yes,” then any suggestions for a good value-for-money program would also be greatly appreciated.
By “value for money” of course I mean cheap cost, but does a satisfactory job.
Also, is it necessary to have a very recent version of the product?

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