Someones trying to hack me....

[orcutt989]

If you have a firewall you don't need a router.

A compination of a firewall and the Ad-watch(ad-aware programme) and you have nothing to fear of hack attacks or spywares/adwares tracking cookies and other kind of craps.

Just install NOD32 too and your pc is almost 95% secure!

NOTE: YOUR PC IS NEVER 100% SECURE

What about if you turn off your modem? My cable modem has a "standby" button on it which shuts it off, so when you arent on the computer, people cant take advantage of your internet or get access.

[Virtualbody1234]

If you have a firewall you don't need a router.

A compination of a firewall and the Ad-watch(ad-aware programme) and you have nothing to fear of hack attacks or spywares/adwares tracking cookies and other kind of craps.

Just install NOD32 too and your pc is almost 95% secure!

NOTE: YOUR PC IS NEVER 100% SECURE

What about if you turn off your modem? My cable modem has a "standby" button on it which shuts it off, so when you arent on the computer, people cant take advantage of your internet or get access.

That isn't 100% of the time.

[Smith]

Well im back with NOD32 and my router, i havnt had any problems so im happy.

Thanks guys.

[fkdup74]

If you have a firewall you don't need a router.

A compination of a firewall and the Ad-watch(ad-aware programme) and you have nothing to fear of hack attacks or spywares/adwares tracking cookies and other kind of craps.

yer smoked out

I'd say, with just a firewall, AV and ad-watch (which is pish IMO)....
you might be at 75%.....maybe

a good trojan scanner will bump you up a few more points....
a router is not a bad idea, as it helps a bit as well
do you absolutely need it? no, I got by w/o one for a long time,
but it's still nice to have one now

for 100% protection form the network....just dont plug it in